शवासन

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Sanskrit

Savasana, the resting pose.
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Etymology

From शव (śava, “corpse”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

Pronunciation

Noun

शवासन • (śavāsana)

  1. (yoga) A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed.

Descendants

  • → English: shavasana

Further reading

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “शवासन”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
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