Postures In Sanskrit

Question 1

Surya namaskar

Answer 1

Sun salutation

Question 2

Tadasana

Answer 2

Mountain pose

Question 3

SWASTIKASANA

Answer 3

(auspicious pose)

जानूर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे । ऋजुकाय: समासीनः स्वस्तिकं तत्प्रचक्षते ॥19॥

Placing both soles (of the feet) on the inner side of the thighs, sitting equipoised with a straight body. This is called swastika (asana).

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Question 4

GOMUKHASANA

Answer 4

(cow’s face pose)

सव्ये दक्षिणगुल्कं तु पृष्ठपार्श्वे नियोजयेत् ।

दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखाकृतिः ॥ 20 ॥

Place the right ankle next to the left buttock and the left (ankle) nex to the night (buttock). This is gomukhasana and it resembles the face of the cow.

Question 5

VEERASANA

Answer 5

(hero’s pose) एकं पादं तथैकस्मिन्विन्यसेदुरुणि स्थिरतम् । इतरस्मिंस्तथा चोरुं वीरासनमितीरितम् ॥ 21 ॥

Placing one foot by the (opposite) thigh and the other (foot)
the (same) thigh is known as veerasana.

Question 6

DHANURASANA

Answer 6

(bow pose) पादांगुष्ठौ तु पाणिम्यां गृहीत्वा श्रवणावधि ।

धनुराकर्षणं कुर्याद्धनुरासनमुच्यते ॥ 25 ॥

Holding the toes with the hands, pull them up to the ears s drawing a bow. This is called dhanurasana.

Just as there are different stages of drawing a bow, there is progression for the various techniques of dhanurasana.