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100 Yoga Sanskrit Terms Explained — Complete Guide for Practitioners

Every word in a yoga class is Sanskrit. When your teacher says “Adho Mukha Svanasana,” they are speaking a 3,500-year-old language. Sanskrit names aren't arbitrary labels — they describe the pose with mathematical precision. Understanding the Sanskrit reveals what you're actually doing in the pose.

The 5 Most Important Yoga Sanskrit Roots

1.आसन(āsana)root: √ās — to sit

seat, pose. Every pose name ends in āsana.

2.प्राण(prāṇa)root: pra + √an — to breathe forth

life force/breath. Foundation of pranayama.

3.चक्र(cakra)root: √car — to move

wheel. The seven energy centers.

4.बन्ध(bandha)root: √bandh — to bind

lock, bind. Energy locks in pranayama.

5.मुद्रा(mudrā)root: √mud — to delight

seal, gesture. Hand and body gestures.

Yoga Pose Names in Sanskrit with Meaning

ताड़ासनTāḍāsana— Mountain Pose

tāḍa (mountain) + āsana

वृक्षासनVṛkṣāsana— Tree Pose

vṛkṣa (tree) + āsana

अधोमुखश्वानासनAdho Mukha Śvānāsana— Downward Dog

adhas (down) + mukha (face) + śvāna (dog) + āsana

उत्तानासनUttānāsana— Standing Forward Fold

ut (intense) + tāna (stretch) + āsana

त्रिकोणासनTrikoṇāsana— Triangle Pose

tri (three) + koṇa (angle) + āsana

वीरभद्रासनVīrabhadrāsana— Warrior Pose

Vīrabhadra (Shiva's warrior form) + āsana

शवासनŚavāsana— Corpse Pose

śava (corpse) + āsana

पद्मासनPadmāsana— Lotus Pose

padma (lotus) + āsana

बालासनBālāsana— Child's Pose

bāla (child) + āsana

सेतुबन्धासनSetubandāsana— Bridge Pose

setu (bridge) + bandha (lock) + āsana

भुजङ्गासनBhujaṅgāsana— Cobra Pose

bhujaṅga (serpent) + āsana

धनुरासनDhanurāsana— Bow Pose

dhanu (bow) + āsana

उष्ट्रासनUṣṭrāsana— Camel Pose

uṣṭra (camel) + āsana

गोमुखासनGomukāsana— Cow Face Pose

go (cow) + mukha (face) + āsana

मत्स्यासनMatsyāsana— Fish Pose

matsya (fish) + āsana

हलासनHalāsana— Plow Pose

hala (plow) + āsana

सर्वाङ्गासनSarvāṅgāsana— Shoulder Stand

sarva (all) + aṅga (limb) + āsana

शीर्षासनŚīrṣāsana— Headstand

śīrṣa (head) + āsana

परिवृत्त त्रिकोणासनParivṛtta Trikoṇāsana— Revolved Triangle

parivṛtta (revolved) + trikoṇa (triangle) + āsana

जानुशीर्षासनJānuśīrṣāsana— Head-to-Knee Pose

jānu (knee) + śīrṣa (head) + āsana

Pranayama — Breathing in Sanskrit

प्राणायाम (Prāṇāyāma)

prāṇa (life force) + āyāma (extension/restraint). Extension of the life force through breath.

अनुलोम विलोम (Anuloma Viloma)

anu (with) + loma (grain — natural order) + vi (against) + loma = alternate nostril breathing.

कपालभाति (Kapālabhāti)

kapāla (skull) + bhāti (shining) = skull-shining breath.

भ्रामरी (Bhrāmarī)

from bhrāmara (bee) = humming bee breath.

उज्जायी (Ujjāyī)

ud (upward, expanding) + jāya (conquest) = victorious breath.

The 7 Chakras in Sanskrit

1मूलाधारRootmūla (root) + ādhāra (support/base)

2स्वाधिष्ठानSacralsva (self) + adhiṣṭhāna (dwelling place)

3मणिपूरSolar Plexusmaṇi (jewel) + pūra (city) = city of jewels

4अनाहतHeartanāhata (unstruck) — the sound never struck

5विशुद्धThroatviśuddha (especially pure)

6आज्ञाThird Eyeājñā (command, authority)

7सहस्रारCrownsahasra (thousand) + āra (spoke) = thousand-petaled lotus

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do yoga poses have Sanskrit names?

Sanskrit names are the original, precise names given in ancient yoga texts like Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (200 BCE) and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (15th century). Each name describes the pose anatomically or symbolically. Learning the Sanskrit helps you understand what you're actually doing in the pose.

What does "asana" mean in Sanskrit?

Āsana (आसन) comes from the Sanskrit root √ās meaning "to sit." Literally, it means "seat" or "posture." In Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, āsana is defined as "sthirasukham āsanam" — a posture that is both steady (sthira) and comfortable (sukha).

What is the Sanskrit word for yoga?

Yoga (योग) comes from the Sanskrit root √yuj meaning "to yoke, to join, to unite." It refers to the union of individual consciousness with universal consciousness, and more broadly to any disciplined practice leading to that union.

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