Sanskrit Yoga Pronunciation · योगासन नामों का उच्चारण
Read common yoga posture names in Devanagari and IAST.
Eight yoga names in Sanskrit
IAST is the Roman spelling shown in the second column. Start with ā-sa-na, then read each full name slowly.
| Devanagari | IAST | Syllables | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ताडासन | Tāḍāsana | tā-ḍā-sa-na | ताड़ वृक्ष की मुद्रा Palm tree posture |
| वृक्षासन | Vṛkṣāsana | vṛk-ṣā-sa-na | वृक्ष की मुद्रा Tree posture |
| त्रिकोणासन | Trikoṇāsana | tri-ko-ṇā-sa-na | त्रिकोण की मुद्रा Triangle posture |
| भुजङ्गासन | Bhujaṅgāsana | bhu-jaṅ-gā-sa-na | सर्प की मुद्रा Cobra posture |
| वज्रासन | Vajrāsana | va-jrā-sa-na | वज्र की मुद्रा Thunderbolt posture |
| मकरासन | Makarāsana | ma-ka-rā-sa-na | मगर की मुद्रा Crocodile posture |
| शलभासन | Śalabhāsana | śa-la-bhā-sa-na | टिड्डी की मुद्रा Locust posture |
| शवासन | Śavāsana | śa-vā-sa-na | शव की मुद्रा Corpse posture |
Source for posture names and meanings · Ministry of Ayush, Common Yoga Protocol
What do the marks change?
- ā is long. In Tāḍāsana, both of the first two vowels are long.
- ḍ and ṇ are retroflex. Bring the tongue tip slightly back for ड and ण.
- ṛ in Vṛkṣāsana represents the vowel ऋ. Read kṣ as a cluster with क् followed by ष्.
- bh in Bhujaṅgāsana is one consonant with breath. The ṅ before g is the nasal sound in English “sing”.
पहले ‘आसन’ बोलें। फिर ‘ताडासन’ और ‘वृक्षासन’ बोलते समय दीर्घ ‘आ’ पर ध्यान दें।
Which name has kṣ and means “tree posture”?
वृक्षासन · Vṛkṣāsana.
Which vowel is long in both tā and ḍā?
ā, written with the ा sign after a consonant.
Break down four āsana names
Each first word ends in a short a. When it joins आसन (āsana), the short a and long ā combine as one long ā.
- वज्र + आसन → वज्रासन · vajra means thunderbolt. Keep jr together.
- मकर + आसन → मकरासन · makara is the animal named in crocodile posture. Hold the long vowel in rā.
- शलभ + आसन → शलभासन · śalabha means locust. Start with ś and keep bh as one aspirated consonant.
- शव + आसन → शवासन · śava means corpse. The first vowel is short and the second is long.
Which names start with ś?
शलभासन (Śalabhāsana) and शवासन (Śavāsana).
Which syllable is long in Makarāsana?
rā, written रा.
Which name contains both ś and bh?
Śalabhāsana (शलभासन).