Sanskrit Pose Names Flashcards
To develop fluency in the sanskrit names of common yoga poses
1
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ardha baddha vrksasana
A
half bound tree pose
2
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ardha chandrasana
A
half moon pose
3
Q
garudasana
A
eagle pose
4
Q
natarajasana
A
king dancer pose
5
Q
half bound tree pose
A
ardha baddha vrksasana
6
Q
half moon pose
A
ardha chandrasana
7
Q
king dancer pose
A
natarajasana
8
Q
eagle pose
A
garudasana
9
Q
padahastasana
A
feet on hands pose
10
Q
padangustasana
A
hold the big toe pose
11
Q
feet on hands pose
A
padahastasana
12
Q
hold the big toe pose
A
padangustasana
13
Q
parivrtta parsvakonasana
A
revolved side angle pose
14
Q
revolved side angle pose
A
parivrtta parsvakonasana
15
Q
parivrtta trikonasana
A
revolved triangle pose
16
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revolved triangle pose
A
parivrtta trikonasana
17
Q
parivrtta ardha chandrasana
A
revolved half moon pose
18
Q
revolved half moon pose
A
parivrtta ardha chandrasana
19
Q
parsvakonasana
A
side angle pose
20
Q
side angle pose
A
parsvakonasana
21
Q
parsvatanasana
A
pyramid pose
22
Q
pyramid pose
A
parsvatanasana
23
Q
prasarita padottanasana
A
wide leg forward fold
24
Q
wide leg forward fold
A
prasarita padottanasana
25
tadasana
mountain pose
26
mountain pose
tadasana
27
trikonasana
triangle pose
28
triangle pose
trikonasana
29
utkatasana
awkward or fierce pose (chair pose)
30
awkward/fierce/chair pose
utkatasana
31
uttanasana
stretched pose
32
stretched pose
uttanasana
33
uttitha hasta padangustasana
extended hand grasps big toe pose
34
extended hand grasps big toe pose
utthita hasta padangustasana
35
virabhadrasana
warrior pose
36
warrior pose
virabhadrasana
37
vrkshasana
tree pose
38
tree pose
vrkshasana
39
vanarasana
monkey pose
40
monkey pose
vanarasana
41
anjaneyasana
crescent moon lunge
42
crescent lunge
anjaneyasana
43
astangasana
eight point pose
44
eight point pose
astangasana
45
bhekasana
frog pose
46
frog pose
bhekasana
47
bhujangasana
cobra pose
48
cobra pose
bhujangasana
49
dhanurasana
bow pose
50
bow pose
dhanurasana
51
kapotasana
pigeon pose
52
pigeon pose
kapotasana
53
laghu vajrasana
little thunderbolt pose
54
little thunderbolt pose
laghu vajrasana
55
matsyasana
fish pose
56
fish pose
matsyasana
57
parsva dhanurasana
sideways bow pose
58
sideways bow pose
parsva dhanurasana
59
purvottanasana
east intense stretch (upward facing plank)
60
upward facing plank (east intense stretch)
purvottanasana
61
setu bhandasana
bridge pose
62
bridge pose
setu bhandasana
63
shalabasana
locust pose
64
locust pose
shalabasana
65
supta virasana
reclining hero pose
66
reclining hero pose
supta virasana
67
urdhva dhanurasana
upward bow pose (full wheel)
68
upward bose pose (full wheel)
urdhva dhanurasana
69
urdhva mukha shvanasana
upward facing dog
70
upward facing dog
urdhva mukha shvanasana
71
ustrasana
camel pose
72
camel pose
ustrasana
73
uttana padasana
raised legs pose
74
raised leg pose
uttana padasana
75
ardha baddha padmottanasana
half bound lotus intense stretch
76
half bound lotus intense stretch
ardha baddha padmottanasana
77
prasarita padottanasana
wide stance forward bend
78
wide stance forward bend
prasarita padottanasana
79
baddha konasana
bound angle pose (butterfly)
80
bound angle pose (butterfly)
baddha konasana
81
balasana
child's pose
82
child's pose
balasana
83
janu shirsasana
head to knee pose
84
head to knee pose
janu shirsasana
85
krounchasana
heron pose
86
heron pose
krouchasana
87
kurmasana
tortoise pose
88
tortoise pose
kurmasana
89
marichyasana
forward bend (named after a sage)
90
parivritta janu shirsasana
revolved head to knee pose
91
revolved head to knee pose
parivritta janu shirsasana
92
parsva upavista konasana
seated side angle pose
93
seated side angle pose
parsva upavista konasana
94
paschimottanasana
east intense stretch
95
east intense stretch
paschimottansana
96
supta kurmasana
sleeping tortoise pose
97
sleeping tortoise pose
supta kurmasana
98
Triangamukaikapada Paschimottanasana
three limbs facing west intense pose
99
three limbs facing west intense pose
Triangamukaikapada Paschimottanasana
100
upavista konasana
seated angle pose
101
seated angle pose
upavista konasana
102
yoganidrasana
yogic sleep pose
103
yogic sleep pose
yoganidrasana
104
akarna dhanurasana
archer pose (toward the ear bow pose)
105
archer pose (toward the ear bow pose)
akarna dhanurasana
106
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana
Half bound lotus forward fold
107
Half bound lotus forward fold
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana
108
Dandasana
seated staff pose
109
seated staff pose
dandasana
110
gomukasana
cow facing pose
111
cow facing pose
gomukasana
112
mandukasana
downward facing frog pose
113
downward facing frog pose
mandukasana
114
padmasana
lotus pose
115
lotus pose
padmasana
116
parivrtta surya yantrasana
compass pose
117
compass pose
parivrtta surya yantrasana
118
siddhasana
accomplished pose
119
accomplished pose
siddhasana
120
simhasana
lions pose
121
lions pose
simhasana
122
sukhasana
easy pose
123
easy pose
sukhasana
124
svastikasana
auspicious pose
125
ausipicious pose
svastikasana
126
vajrasana
thunderbolt pose (sit on heels)
127
thunderbolt pose (sit on heels)
vajrasana
128
virasana
hero pose (sit in between heels)
129
hero pose (sit in between heels)
virasana
130
ardha matsyendrasana
half spinal twist
131
half spinal twist
ardha matsyendrasana
132
bharadvajasana
seated twist
133
seated twist
bharadvajasana
134
jathara parivartanasana
revolved abdominal pose (reclining twist)
135
revolved abdominal pose (reclining twist)
jathara parivartansana
136
marichyasana
seated twist
137
seated twist
marichyasana
138
Pashasana
noose pose
139
noose pose
Pashasana
140
Navasana
boat pose
141
boat pose
navasana
142
akunchana prasrasana
abdominal squeeze
143
abdominal squeeze
akuchana prasrasana
144
agni sara (fire essence)
abdominal wave of fire
145
abdominal wave of fire
agni sara (fire essence)
146
nauli kriya
abdominal roll
147
abdominal roll
nauli kriya
148
utthita ekapadasana
extended one leg lift
149
extended one leg lift
utthita ekapadasana
150
utthita dvipadasana
extended two leg lift
151
extended two leg lift
utthita dvipadasana
152
Anantasana
couch pose (side reclining leg lift)
153
couch pose (side reclining leg lift)
anantasana
154
makrasana
crocodile pose
155
crocodile pose
makrasana
156
pavanamuktasana
wind relieving pose
157
wind relieving pose
pavanamuktasana
158
apanasana
knees to chest pose
159
knees to chest pose
apanasana
160
savasana
corpse pose
161
corpse pose
savasana
162
supta padangustasana
reclining big toe pose
163
reclining big toe pose
supta padangustasana
164
adho mukha shvanasana
downward facing dog
165
downward facing dog
adho mukha shvanasana
166
adho mukha vrksasana
downward facing tree pose
167
downward facing tree pose
adho mukha vrksasana
168
halasana
plow pose
169
plow pose
halasana
170
karna pidasana
deaf man's pose
171
deaf man's pose
karna pidasana
172
pincha mayurasana
feathered peacock pose
173
feathered peacock pose
pincha mayurasana
174
pindasana
embryo pose
175
embryo pose
pindasana
176
salamba sarvangasana
supported all limbs pose (shoulder stand)
177
supported all limbs pose (shoulder stand)
salamba sarvangasana
178
viparita karani
inverted action pose
179
inverted action pose
viparita karani
180
hanumanasana
hanuman's pose (scissor spit)
181
hanuman's pose (scissor split)
hanumanasana
182
samakonasana
same angle pose (wide leg split)
183
same angle pose (wide leg split)
samakonasana
184
chakrasana
wheel pose; backwards roll transition
185
wheel pose; backwards roll transition
chakrasana
186
parighasana
gate pose
187
gate pose
parighasana
188
surya namaskar
sun salutation
189
sun salutation
surya namaskar
190
forward bend (named after a sage)
marichyasana
