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uttanasana

uttanasana noun: a pose wherein the body of stretched forward.

uttanasana: a pose wherein the body of stretched forward
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Noun

uttanasana (uncountable)

  1. (yoga) A pose wherein the body of stretched forward.

Forms of uttanasana

alternative formuttanasan

Origin of uttanasana

From Sanskrit उत्तानासन (uttānāsana); from उत्तान (uttāna) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

Questions about uttanasana

What does uttanasana mean?
Uttanasana means a pose wherein the body of stretched forward.
What part of speech is uttanasana?
Uttanasana is a noun.

Words near uttanasana in the dictionary

  1. Utsunomiya
  2. Utt
  3. Uttama
  4. Uttanapada
  5. uttanasan
  6. uttanasana
  7. uttapam
  8. uttapams
  9. Uttar Dinajpur
  10. Uttar Pradesh
  11. Uttar Pradeshi

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