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69 Cards in this Set

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Ahdo-mukta

Face Downward

Downward facing

Alamba

Support

Anga

The body

A limb or part of the body

A constituent part

Angustha

The big toe

Ardha

Half

Asana

Posture

The third stage of yoga

Baddha

Bound

Caught

Restrained

Firm

Baka

A crane

A wadding bird

Bheka

A frog

Bhujanga

A serpent

A snake


Chakra

Literally a wheel or circle

An energy center of the body

Chandra

Moon

Chatur

The number four

Danda

A staff


Dhanu

A bow

Eka

One

Single

Alone

Only

Garuda

An eagle

Go

A cow

Hala

A plough

Hasta

The hand

Janu

The knee

Jathara

The abdomen

The stomach

Kapota

A dove

A pigeon

Karna

The ear

Kona

An angle*

(Differs from definition in LOY)

Kukkuta

A cock

Kurma

A tortoise

Matsya

A fish

Mudra

A seal

A sealing posture

Mukha

A face

Mukta

Liberated

Mala

A garland

A wreath

Nakra

A crocodile

Namaskar

A greeting

Salutation

Nava

A boat

Pada

The foot or leg

Part of a book

Chapter

Padangustha

The big toe

Padma

A lotus

Paripurna

Entire

Complete

Parivrtta

Turned around

Revolved

Parsva

The side

Flank

Lateral

Paschima

West

The back side of the body

Prasarita

Spread out

Stretched out

Purva

East

The front of the body

Raja

A king

A ruler

Salabha

A locust

Sama

Same

Equal

Even

Upright

Sarvanga

The whole body

Sava

A corpse

A dead body

Setu

A bridge

Simha

A lion

Sirsa

The head

Sthiti

Stability

Supta

Sleeping

Reclining

Svana

A dog

Surya

The sun

Tada

A mountain

Tan

To stretch

Extend

Lengthen out

Trikona

A triangle

Upavishta

Seated

Urdhva

Raised

Elevated

Tending upwards

Urdhva-mukha

Face upwards

Upward facing

Ustra

A camel

Utkata

Powerful

Fierce

Uttana

An intense stretch

Utthita

Raised up

Extended

Stretched

Viparita

Inverted

Reversed

Vira

A hero

Brave

Warrior

Vrksa

A tree