{"id":5877,"date":"2022-06-04T20:33:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2022-06-04T20:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:13:00","slug":"sanskrit-yoga-words-and-their-meanings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/sanskrit-yoga-words-and-their-meanings\/","title":{"rendered":"40+ Sanskrit Yoga Words and Their Meanings For All Yoga Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get this long list of Sanskrit yoga words to enhance your knowledge for your next yoga class! Try to learn one or more of these for each class you take to slowly build up your yoga vocabulary.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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New to yoga practice?<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the Sanskrit words you have heard a lot in your yoga class like adho mukha, eka pada, namaste, prana etc. Even YOGA is a sanskrit word which means “to add”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doing your yogic practice without understing yogic tems, could be an obstacle to focus.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, don\u2019t worry!<\/span><\/p>\n

We have populated a list of common yoga words, in the original Sanskrit with their English translations, that you may hear in any yoga class.<\/span><\/p>\n

By understanding the meaning of these Sanskrit yogic words, help you to improve your yoga vocabulary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Related: 14 types of yoga to choose from<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sanskrit Yoga Words and Their Meanings:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Abhyasa (ah-bee-yah-sah) \u2013 Practice<\/span><\/p>\n

Adho (ah-doh) \u2013 Downward<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahamkara (ahan-ka-ra) \u2013 The \u201cI-maker\u201d or the yogic concept of ego<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahimsa (a-him-sah) \u2013 Non-violence<\/span><\/p>\n

Ananda (a-nun-dah) \u2013 A blissful state<\/span><\/p>\n

Ardha (ar-dha) \u2013 Half<\/span><\/p>\n

Asana (a-sa-na) \u2013 Yoga poses<\/span><\/p>\n

Ashtanga (ash-tan-ga) \u2013 Eight-limbed<\/span><\/p>\n

Atma (aa-tma) \u2013 Soul, individual consciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baddha (ba-dh-aa) \u2013 Bound<\/span><\/p>\n

Bandha (bahn-da) \u2013 An energetic lock<\/span><\/p>\n

Chandra (chun-drah) \u2013 The moon<\/span><\/p>\n

Chakra (chak-rah) \u2013 Energy wheel<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chaturanga (chat-u-ranga) \u2013 Four limbs<\/span><\/p>\n

Dhyana (dhya-na) \u2013 Meditation<\/span><\/p>\n

Drishti (drish-ti) \u2013 A focal point<\/span><\/p>\n

Dwi (dva) \u2013 The number Two<\/span><\/p>\n

Eka (eh-kah) \u2013 The number One<\/span><\/p>\n

Guru (goo-roo) \u2013 A spiritual teacher<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasta (has-ta) \u2013 The hand (or arm).<\/span><\/p>\n

Japa (jah-pah) \u2013 The recitation of Sanskrit mantras or prayers<\/span><\/p>\n

Jnana (juh-nah-nuh) \u2013 Knowledge and wisdom<\/span><\/p>\n

Karma (kar-mah) \u2013 The law of cause and effect<\/span><\/p>\n

Kirtan (kur-tan) \u2013 The devotional and ecstatic singing and chanting of hymns and mantras in a community gathering<\/span><\/p>\n

Kumbhaka (koom-bha-ka) \u2013 The holding or retention of breath used in pranayama practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mantra (man-truh) \u2013 A sacred Sanskrit sound or phrase<\/span><\/p>\n

Moksha (mo-ksh-aa) \u2013 Freedom from the cycle of rebirth<\/span><\/p>\n

Mudra (mood-rah) \u2013 A hand gesture or bodily movement used in yoga practice<\/span><\/p>\n

Mukha (mu-kh-aa) \u2013 Facing<\/span><\/p>\n

Namaste (nah-mah-stay) \u2013 A salutation<\/span><\/p>\n

Nadi (nah-dee) \u2013 A channel of prana or subtle energy in the body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pada (pah-dah) \u2013 The foot or leg<\/span><\/p>\n

Parvritta (pa-ri-vrat-aa) \u2013 Revolved<\/span><\/p>\n

Parsva (par-sh-va) \u2013 Side<\/span><\/p>\n

Prana (prah-nuh) \u2013 The life-force energy<\/span><\/p>\n

Utthita (oo-tee-tah) \u2013 Extended<\/span><\/p>\n

Savasana (sha-va-sa-na) \u2013 Corpse pose<\/span><\/p>\n

Shanti (shahn-tee) \u2013 Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

Satsang (sat-sang ) \u2013 In the company of truth<\/span><\/p>\n

Supta (soup-tah) \u2013 Recline\/ on your back<\/span><\/p>\n

Surya Namaskar (sur-ya na-ma-ska-ra) \u2013 The Sun Salutation<\/span><\/p>\n

Urdhva (ur-dh-vaa) \u2013 Upward<\/span><\/p>\n

Vairagya (vai-rahg-yah) \u2013 The yogic practice of detachment<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope this list of common yogis words will help in your yoga practice. Is there any other Sanskrit words you have listened but not listed here, let me know in the comment section, I will definitely help you with the meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namaste!<\/span><\/p>\n

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