Sanskrit Flashcards

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Asana

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Pose or Posture

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Mudra (moo-dra)

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Gestures or seals

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Sanskrit

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The ancient Indo- Aryan language for Hinduism in India; (Sun-skrit); the language of yoga

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Kona

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Angle

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Ardha

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half

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Tada

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Mountain

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Uttana

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Intense stretch

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Yama

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Social, ethical precepts

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Tri

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Three

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Utthita

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Extended

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Virabhadra

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Warrior hero

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Parsva

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Lateral/side

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Ahimsa

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Non-harming

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Anjali

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Offering

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Pada

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Foot or leg

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Ujjayi

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Victorious

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Vrksa

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Tree

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Danda

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Stick or staff

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Hasta

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Hand

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anga

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limb

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hasta

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hand

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karna

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ear

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angustha (angusta)

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big toe, thumb

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janu (yanu)

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knee

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mukha (moo-ka)

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face, mouth

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bhuja

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shoulder, arm

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jathara (jatara)

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stomach

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sira (sheer-sha)

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head

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pada

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foot, leg

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anga

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limb

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hasta

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hand

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karna

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ear

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angustha (sta)

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big toe, thumb

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bhuja (buja)

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shoulder, arm

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janu (yanu)

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knee

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mukha (moo-ka)

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face, mouth

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jathara (jatara)

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stomach

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sirsa (sheer-sha)

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head

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pada

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foot, leg

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eka

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one

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dvi (de-vee)

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2; two

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tri

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3; three

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catur

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4; four

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panca (pan-cha)

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5; five

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sat

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6; six

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sapta

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7; seven

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asta

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8; eight

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nava

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9; nine

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dasa

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10; ten

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baddha

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bound

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supta

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supine; lying down

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padangustha

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the big toe

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utkata

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powerful; fierce

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sava

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corpse

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guna

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quality of nature

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rajas

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activity; energy; passion

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tamas

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darkness; inertia; ignorance

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sattva

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harmony; purity; goodness

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dharma

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law; duty; the universal law which holds all life together in unity

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karma

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action; cause & effect relationship

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deva

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divine being; a god

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devi

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goddess

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lila

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play

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purusha

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spirit

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prakriti

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matter

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akasha

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space

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vijnana

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realization

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jnana

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wisdom

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ustrasana

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camel pose

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dhanura

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bow

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sarvanga

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whole body

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Dharana

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mental concentration

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Dhyana

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meditation; mental focus

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Pratayahara

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withdrawal of the senses

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Saucha (Shaucha)

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purity

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Niyama

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personal ethical disciplines

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Pranayama

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breathing exercises

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Samadhi

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absorption in the or with the Absolute

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indra

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ruler, lord

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Matsya

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fish

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Nadi

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a channel; a tibular organ of the subtle body through which energy flows

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Susumna

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the main channel (nadi) situated inside the spinal column .

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Ida

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a nadi starting from the left nostril, then moving to the crown of the head and then descending to the base of the spine. In its course it conveys lunar energy and so is called the chandra nadi

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Pingala

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a nadi starting from the right nostril, then moving to the crown of the head and then downwards to the base of the spine. As the solar energy flows through it, it is also called the suya nadi; tasny or reddish.

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tapas

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fire, heat

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Prana

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life force

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Vasistha

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a celebrated sage, author of several Vedic hymns

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Raja

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king, ruler

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Go

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cow

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Garuda

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eagle

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Kapota

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dove, pigeon

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vajra

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thunderbolt

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chandra

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the moon

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pandangusta

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big toe

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nava

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boat

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Nataraja

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a name of Siva, the lord of the dancers

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Nadi Shohana

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Nadi (channel) Shodhana (Cleansing); a form of pranayama; aka Alternate Nostril Breathing

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Gomukhasana

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cow face pose

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Natarajasana

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lord of the dancers pose

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Navasana

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boat pose

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Eka Pada Rajakaotasana

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one leg king pigeon pose

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Garudasana

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Eagle pose

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Ardha Chandrasana pose

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half moon pose

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Ardha Adho Mukha Vrksasana

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half downward facing tree pose

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Hakini Mudra

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Concentration mudra