विन्यास

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋin.jɑː.sɐ/, [ʋij̃.jɑː.sɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋin̪ˈjɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

विन्यास • (vinyāsa) stem, ?

1. (yoga) The transition between poses executed in succession, often timed with regular breathing. [from 20th c.]
2. a style of yoga based on a flow between sequential poses and coordinated breathing. [from 20th c.]

Further reading

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “विन्यय”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press