List of Common Pose Names: Suggestions for Sanskrit Words to Include in Teaching
Here you’ll find a list of relatively common pose names you may wish to be familiar with and consider teaching. You can test your knowledge by reviewing this list — alphabetized by Sanskrit name. Use the list in the next section— alphabetized by English name — to see more information and get links for further study.
- For a more complete pose list, see the Asana Index: English Version or Sanskrit Version.
- See also: Spoken Sanskrit Dictionary
- To translate English words into Devanagari (the symbols that make up the Sanskrit alphabet), see Apte English Sanskrit Dictionary
Suggested Poses by Sanskrit Name
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Anahatasana
- Anantasana
- Ardha Chandrasana; Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana
- Ardha Matsyendrasana
- Adho Mukha Vrksasana
- Baddha Konasana; Supta Baddha Konasana
- Bakasana
- Balasana
- Bhekasana
- Bhujangasana
- Bhujapidasana
- Chaturanga Dandasana
- Dandasana
- Dhanurasana
- Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
- Garudasana
- Gomukhasana
- Halasana
- Hanumanasana
- Janu Sirsasana; Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
- Jathara Parivartanasana
- Kurmasana
- Lolasana
- Malasana
- Matsyasana
- Mayurasana
- Natarajasana
- Navasana; Ardha Navasana; Paripurna Navasana
- Padmasana
- Parsvottanasana
- Pasasana
- Parighasana
- Pincha Mayurasana
- Prasarita Padottanasana
- Purvottanasana
- Salabhasana; Ardha Salabhasana
- Salamba Sarvangasana
- Salamba Sirsasana
- Samasthiti
- Savasana
- Setu Bandhasana
- Simhasana
- Sukhasana
- Supta Padangusthasana
- Surya Namaskar
- Tadasana
- Upavistha Konasana
- Urdhva Dhanurasana
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Ustrasana
- Utkatasana
- Uttanasana
- Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
- Utthita Parsvakonasana; Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
- Utthita Trikonasana; Parivrtta Trikonasana
- Vajrasana
- Virabhadrasana
- Virasana; Supta Virasana
- Vrksasana
- Yoga Nidrasana