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sarvangasana

sarvangasana noun: a yoga pose in which the legs and pointed upwards and the lower body is lifted so that the weight of the body is supported on the head, neck, shoulders and upper arms.

sarvangasana: a yoga pose in which the legs and pointed upwards and the lower body is lifted so that the weight...
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Noun

sarvangasana (uncountable)

  1. (yoga) A yoga pose in which the legs and pointed upwards and the lower body is lifted so that the weight of the body is supported on the head, neck, shoulders and upper arms.

Origin of sarvangasana

From New Sanskrit सर्वाङ्गासन (sarvāṅgāsana), from सर्व (sarva, “every”) + अङ्ग (aṅga, “limb”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

Questions about sarvangasana

What does sarvangasana mean?
Sarvangasana means a yoga pose in which the legs and pointed upwards and the lower body is lifted so that the weight of the body is supported on the head, neck, shoulders and upper arms.
What part of speech is sarvangasana?
Sarvangasana is a noun.

Words near sarvangasana in the dictionary

  1. Saruwatari
  2. Saruwataris
  3. sarvabhauma
  4. sarvabhaumas
  5. Sarvajith
  6. sarvangasana
  7. Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin
  8. Sarvastivada
  9. Sarvastivadin
  10. Sarvastivadins
  11. sarve

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