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bhujangasana

bhujangasana noun: a back-bending asana (yoga pose), in which one lays face-down and then extends their arm to push only their upper body up, causing the back to arch.

bhujangasana: a back-bending asana (yoga pose), in which one lays face-down and then extends their arm to push...
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Noun

bhujangasana (uncountable)

  1. (yoga) A back-bending asana (yoga pose), in which one lays face-down and then extends their arm to push only their upper body up, causing the back to arch.
    Synonyms:
    cobra pose

bhujangasana meaning in Hindi

bhujangasana in Hindi

bhujangasana
भुजंग bhujaṅg

Synonyms of bhujangasana

Origin of bhujangasana

Borrowed from Sanskrit भुजंगासन (bhujaṃgāsana).

Questions about bhujangasana

What does bhujangasana mean?
Bhujangasana means a back-bending asana (yoga pose), in which one lays face-down and then extends their arm to push only their upper body up, causing the back to arch.
What is bhujangasana in Hindi?
Bhujangasana in Hindi is भुजंग (bhujaṅg). See Bhujangasana meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bhujangasana?
Bhujangasana is a noun.

Words near bhujangasana in the dictionary

  1. Bhuinhar
  2. Bhuinhars
  3. Bhuiyan
  4. Bhuiyans
  5. Bhuj
  6. bhujangasana
  7. bhujia
  8. Bhullar
  9. Bhullars
  10. bhumi
  11. Bhumihar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bhujangasana (page history and authors); भुजंग (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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