शवासन

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Sanskrit

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Savasana, the resting pose.
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • English: shavasana

Further reading

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