Hip Openers Sanskrit SMPDF

Question 1

Pigeon Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 1

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
(pronounced as aa-KAH pah-DAH rah-JAH-cop-poh-TAHS-anna)

Eka = one
Pada = foot or leg
Raja = king
kapota = pigeon
asana = pose

Hip Opener
Seated forward bend

is derived from the Sanskrit eka meaning one, pada meaning foot or leg, raja meaning king, kapota meaning pigeon and asana meaning pose. It, therefore, translates to the One-legged king pigeon pose in English.3 Jan 2019

Question 2

Squat Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 2

Malasana

Hip opener
seated forward bend

malasana loves to squat

Sanskrit “माला” mālā, a garland, necklace, or rosary

Question 3

Split Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 3

Hanumanasana

hip opener

Also called monkey pose

Split Pose

Question 4

Bound Angle Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 4

Baddha Konasana

Baddha = bound/body lock

kon = angle

Seated hip opener

ALSO CALLED BUTTERFLY pose

Question 5

Cow Face Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 5

Gomukhasana

go = cow
mukha = face

Seated
Hipe Opener

Gomukhasana is a seated yoga posture that stretches several parts of the body simultaneously, including the ankles, hips, thighs, shoulders, underarms, triceps and chest. The name comes from the Sanskrit go, meaning “cow,” mukha, meaning “face,” and asana, meaning “pose.”22 Jan 2018

Question 5

Cow Face Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 5

Gomukhasana

go = cow
mukha = face

Seated
Hipe Opener

Gomukhasana is a seated yoga posture that stretches several parts of the body simultaneously, including the ankles, hips, thighs, shoulders, underarms, triceps and chest. The name comes from the Sanskrit go, meaning “cow,” mukha, meaning “face,” and asana, meaning “pose.”22 Jan 2018

Question 6

Easy Pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 6

Sukhasana

Sukha = ease, happiness, pleasure, joy, bliss

Seated
Hip opener

Question 7

Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend pose in Sanskrit?

Answer 7

Upavistha konasana

Seated
Forward fold
Hip opener

Upavistha = seated
kon = angle

pavistha is Sanskrit for “seated.” Seated yoga postures are typically performed on the floor, supine or in a chair. When upavistha postures are performed on the floor, they are entered from dandasana (staff pose).