Sanskrit Flashcards
(105 cards)
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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)
face, mouth
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bhuja
shoulder, arm
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jathara (jatara)
stomach
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sira (sheer-sha)
head
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pada
foot, leg
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anga
limb
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hasta
hand
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karna
ear
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angustha (sta)
big toe, thumb
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bhuja (buja)
shoulder, arm
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janu (yanu)
knee
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mukha (moo-ka)
face, mouth
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jathara (jatara)
stomach
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sirsa (sheer-sha)
head
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pada
foot, leg
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eka
one
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dvi (de-vee)
2; two
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tri
3; three
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catur
4; four
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panca (pan-cha)
5; five
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sat
6; six
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sapta
7; seven
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asta
8; eight
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nava
9; nine
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dasa
10; ten
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baddha
bound
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supta
supine; lying down
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padangustha
the big toe
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utkata
powerful; fierce
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sava
corpse
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guna
quality of nature
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rajas
activity; energy; passion
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tamas
darkness; inertia; ignorance
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sattva
harmony; purity; goodness
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dharma
law; duty; the universal law which holds all life together in unity
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karma
action; cause & effect relationship
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deva
divine being; a god
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devi
goddess
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lila
play
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purusha
spirit
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prakriti
matter
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akasha
space
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vijnana
realization
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jnana
wisdom
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ustrasana
camel pose
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dhanura
bow
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sarvanga
whole body
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Dharana
mental concentration
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Dhyana
meditation; mental focus
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Pratayahara
withdrawal of the senses
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Saucha (Shaucha)
purity
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Niyama
personal ethical disciplines
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Pranayama
breathing exercises
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Samadhi
absorption in the or with the Absolute
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indra
ruler, lord
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Matsya
fish
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Nadi
a channel; a tibular organ of the subtle body through which energy flows
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Susumna
the main channel (nadi) situated inside the spinal column .
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Ida
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
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
fire, heat
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Prana
life force
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Vasistha
a celebrated sage, author of several Vedic hymns
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Raja
king, ruler
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Go
cow
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Garuda
eagle
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Kapota
dove, pigeon
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vajra
thunderbolt
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chandra
the moon
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pandangusta
big toe
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nava
boat
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Nataraja
a name of Siva, the lord of the dancers
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Nadi Shohana
Nadi (channel) Shodhana (Cleansing); a form of pranayama; aka Alternate Nostril Breathing
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Gomukhasana
cow face pose
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Natarajasana
lord of the dancers pose
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Navasana
boat pose
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Eka Pada Rajakaotasana
one leg king pigeon pose
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Garudasana
Eagle pose
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Ardha Chandrasana pose
half moon pose
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Ardha Adho Mukha Vrksasana
half downward facing tree pose
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Hakini Mudra
Concentration mudra
