Yoga - Sanskrit Flashcards
(312 cards)
1
Q
a very respectful greeting
A
namaskara
2
Q
abhyasa
A
practice, focus
3
Q
acquired impressions, habits
A
samskara
4
Q
action, work
A
kriya
5
Q
adho
A
downward
6
Q
adho-mukha-vrksasana
A
downward-facing tree; handstand
7
Q
advaita
A
non-duality principle
8
Q
affliction
A
klesa
9
Q
agni
A
fire principle
10
Q
ahimsa
A
nonviolence, reducing harm
11
Q
anantasana
A
side-reclining leg lift
12
Q
anga
A
limb
13
Q
angle
A
kona
14
Q
angustha
A
big toe, thumb
15
Q
apana
A
downward moving force governing excretion, “downward breath”
16
Q
aparigraha
A
nonpossessiveness
17
Q
appropriate use of one’s vital energy
celibacy
A
brahmacarya
18
Q
arm
A
bhuja
19
Q
arrangement, flowing sequence
A
vinyasa
20
Q
astanga
A
eight limbs of yoga (Patanjali)
21
Q
asteya
A
nonstealing
22
Q
atman
A
soul, self
23
Q
attribute, quality
(sattva, rajas, tamas)
A
guna
(3 gunas?)
24
Q
back, behind, West
A
pascima
25
baddha
bound
26
baddha-konasana
bound angle pose
27
baddha-padmasana
bound lotus pose
28
baka
crane
29
bala
child
30
bandhas
locks, bindings
31
bhakti
devotion
32
bheka
frog
33
bhuja
arm
34
bhujanga
serpent
35
big toe posture
padangusthasana
36
big toe, thumb
angustha
37
bird that lives on raindrops
kapinjala
38
bound
baddha
39
bound angle pose
baddha-konasana
40
bound lotus pose
baddha-padmasana
41
bow
dhanur
42
brahmacarya
celibacy, appropriate use of one's vital energy
43
buddhi
intellect, reason, decision-making aspect of the citta
44
cakora
partridge
45
cakra
wheel, energy center in the subtle body
46
camel
ustra
47
candra
moon
48
channel through which energy flows
nadi
49
cheek, side of face
ganda
50
child
bala
51
circle
mandala
52
cit
pure consciousness (w/o gunas)
53
citta
conditioned consciousness (w/ gunas)
54
complete absorption
samadhi
55
conditioned consciousness (w/ gunas)
citta
56
cow
go
57
cow-face pose
go-mukhasana
58
cowherder
goraksa
59
crane
baka
60
crocodile
nakra
61
cross-legged, "easy" pose
sukhasana
62
crow
kaka
63
danda
staff, pole
64
deep, dreamless sleep
nidra
65
devotion
bhakti
66
dhanur
bow
67
dharana
focus, concentration
68
dharma
religion, law, duty, virtue, that which upholds
69
dhyana
maintaining a focus, meditation
70
dog
svana
71
downward
adho
72
downward moving force governing excretion
"downward breath"
apana
73
downward-facing tree; handstand
adho-mukha-vrksasana
74
drsti
view
75
duhkha
pain, suffering
76
eagle
garuda
77
ear
karna
78
eight limbs of yoga (Patanjali)
astanga
79
ekapada-Kaundinyasana
one-leg Kaundinya (name of sage) pose
80
equal standing
samasthitih
81
equal, same
sama
82
extended
utthita
83
extended side-angle posture
utthita-parsvakonasana
84
extended triangle posture
utthita-trikonasana
85
extended-hand-big toe pose
utthita-hasta-padangusthasana
86
face, mouth
mukha
87
fire principle
agni
88
firefly
tittibha
89
fish
matsya
90
flowing sequence, arrangement
vinyasa
91
fluctuation, activity, "a turning"
vrtti
92
focus, concentration
dharana
93
foot, leg
pada
94
force, joining of sun (ha) and moon (tha)
hatha
95
frog
bheka
96
front, East
purva
97
ganda
cheek, side of face
98
garbha
womb
99
garbha pindasana
womb ball posture
100
garland, necklace
mala
101
garuda
eagle
102
gate pose
parighasana
103
go
cow
104
go-mukhasana
cow-face pose
105
goraksa
cowherder
106
guna
| (3 gunas?)
attribute, quality
| (sattva, rajas, tamas)
107
guna of activity
rajas
108
guna of dullness, inertia
tamas
109
guna of light, intelligence, purity
sattva
110
hala
plow
111
hamsa
swan
112
hand
hasta
113
hanu
jaw
114
hard, diamond, thunderbolt
vajra
115
hasta
hand
116
hatha
force, joining of sun (ha) and moon (tha)
117
head
sirsa
118
hero posture
virasana
119
heron
kraunca
120
Himalayan goose
karandava
121
horse
vatayana
122
intellect, reason, decision-making aspect of the citta
buddhi
123
internalization of senses
"drawing back"
pratyahara
124
inverted
viparita
125
inward moving force governing digestion and homeostasis
"equalizing breath"
samana
126
jalandhara-bandha
throat lock, "net support"
127
janu
knee
128
jathara
stomach
129
jaw
hanu
130
jihva-bandha
tongue lock
131
kaka
crow
132
kanda
knot
133
kapinjala
bird that lives on raindrops
134
kapota
pigeon
135
karandava
Himalayan goose
136
karna
ear
137
klesa
affliction
138
knee
janu
139
knot
kanda
140
kona
angle
141
kraunca
heron
142
kriya
action, work
143
kukkuta
rooster
144
kurma
tortoise
145
liberation, freedom
moksa
146
limb
anga
147
lion
simha
148
locks, bindings
bandhas
149
locust
salabha
150
lotus
padma
151
maintaining a focus, meditation
dhyana
152
makara
sea creature, like a crocodile
153
mala
garland, necklace
154
mandala
circle
155
manifest world, nature, one's genetic constitution
prakrti
156
mantra
sacred sound
157
matsya
fish
158
mayura
peacock
159
moksa
liberation, freedom
160
moon
candra
161
mudra
seal, gesture
162
mukha
face, mouth
163
mula
root, foundation
164
mula-bandha
root lock
165
nadi
channel through which energy flows
166
nakra
crocodile
167
namaskara
a very respectful greeting
168
nidra
deep, dreamless sleep
169
niyamas
personal ethics
170
non-duality principle
advaita
171
nonpossessiveness
aparigraha
172
nonstealing
asteya
173
nonviolence, reducing harm
ahimsa
174
oblique
tiryan
175
one-leg Kaundinya (name of sage) pose
ekapada-Kaundinyasana
176
out-stretching
uttana
177
outward moving force governing circulation
"pervading breath"
vyana
178
overcoming, triumphant
ujjayi
179
pada
foot, leg
180
padangusthasana
big toe posture
181
padma
lotus
182
pain, suffering
duhkha
183
parighasana
gate pose
184
parivartana
revolving
185
parivrtta
revolved
186
parivrtta-janu-sirsasana
revolved-knee-head pose
187
parsva
side
188
parsva-bakasana
side-crane pose
189
parsvottanasana
side-stretched-out pose
190
partridge
cakora
191
pascima
back, behind, West
192
peace, calmness
santi
193
peacock
mayura
194
perpetual cycle of birth & death
samsara
195
personal ethics
niyamas
196
pida
pressure
197
pigeon
kapota
198
pinda
ball
199
pleasurable, comforable
sukha
200
power, ability, energy; Siva's consort
sakti
201
practice, focus
abhyasa
202
prakrti
manifest world, nature, one's genetic constitution
203
prana
primary moving force governing ingestion, attention, "primary breath"
204
prasarita
spread
205
prasarita-padottanasana
spread-leg-stretched-out pose
206
pratyahara
internalization of senses, "drawing back"
207
primary moving force governing ingestion, attention
"primary breath"
prana
208
pure consciousness (w/o gunas)
cit
209
purusa
witnessing consciousness unaffected by the material world
210
purva
front, East
211
rabbit
sasa
212
rajas
guna of activity
213
reclining big toe pose
supta padangustasana
214
religion, law, duty, virtue, that which upholds
dharma
215
revolved
parivrtta
216
revolved-knee-head pose
parivrtta-janu-sirsasana
217
revolving
parivartana
218
rising up lock
uddiyana-bandha
219
rooster
kukkuta
220
root lock
mula-bandha
221
root, foundation
mula
222
sacred sound
mantra
223
sakti
power, ability, energy; Siva's consort
224
salabha
locust
225
sama
equal, same
226
samadhi
complete absorption
227
samana
inward moving force governing digestion and homeostasis, "equalizing breath"
228
samasthitih
equal standing
229
samsara
perpetual cycle of birth & death
230
samskara
acquired impressions, habits
231
santi
peace, calmness
232
sarva
whole
233
sasa
rabbit
234
sattva
guna of light, intelligence, purity
235
satya
truth
236
scorpion
vrscika
237
sea creature, like a crocodile
makara
238
seal, gesture
mudra
239
seated
upavista
240
serpent
bhujanga
241
setu
bridge
242
side
parsva
243
side-crane pose
parsva-bakasana
244
side-reclining leg lift
anantasana
245
side-stretched-out pose
parsvottanasana
246
simha
lion
247
sirsa
head
248
social ethics
yamas
249
soul, self
atman
250
spread
prasarita
251
spread-leg-stretched-out pose
prasarita-padottanasana
252
stable
sthira
253
staff, pole
danda
254
standing
sthiti
255
sthira
stable
256
sthiti
standing
257
stomach
jathara
258
sukha
pleasurable, comforable
259
sukhasana
cross-legged, "easy" pose
260
sun
surya
261
supine
supta
262
supta
supine, reclining
263
supta padangustasana
reclining big toe pose
264
surya
sun
265
svana
dog
266
swan
hamsa
267
tamas
guna of dullness, inertia
268
throat lock, "net support"
jalandhara-bandha
269
thunderbolt posture
vajrasana
270
tiryan
oblique
271
tittibha
firefly
272
tongue lock
jihva-bandha
273
tortoise
kurma
274
tree
vrksa
275
truth
satya
276
ubhaya
both
277
udana
upward moving force governing effort, speech, "upward breath"
278
uddiyana-bandha
rising up lock
279
ujjayi
overcoming, triumphant
280
upavista
seated
281
upward
urdhva
282
upward moving force governing effort, speech
"upward breath"
udana
283
urdhva
upward
284
ustra
camel
285
utkata
mighty, fierce
286
uttana
out-stretching
287
utthita
extended
288
utthita-hasta-padangusthasana
extended-hand-big toe pose
289
utthita-parsvakonasana
extended side-angle posture
290
utthita-trikonasana
extended triangle posture
291
vajra
hard, diamond, thunderbolt
292
vajrasana
thunderbolt posture
293
Vasistha (name of sage) posture
Vasisthasana
294
Vasisthasana
Vasistha (name of sage) posture
295
vatayana
horse
296
view
drsti
297
vinyasa
arrangement, flowing sequence
298
viparita
inverted
299
virabhadra
warrior
300
virasana
hero posture
301
vrksa
tree
302
vrscika
scorpion
303
vrtti
fluctuation, activity, "a turning"
304
vyana
outward moving force governing circulation, "pervading breath"
305
warrior
virabhadra
306
wheel, energy center in the subtle body
cakra
307
witnessing consciousness unaffected by the material world
purusa
308
womb
garbha
309
yamas
social ethics
310
Yoga Sutras by Patanjali
Yoga-Darsana
311
Yoga-Darsana
Yoga Sutras by Patanjali
312
siddha
perfect, adept
