शवासन

Sanskrit

Savasana, the resting pose.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

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. [from 15th c.]

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