Yoga Living Daily is pleased to provide this comprehensive list of Yoga Poses alongside the Sanskrit name for each asana or posture. We believe that by being fluent in the traditional Sanskrit name allows a deeper mastery of the position.
For a guide to easily understanding the Sanskrit pose names see our Sanskrit Glossary: the Secret to All Yoga Asanas
FIND A POSE (or use Control-F):
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Bharadvaja’s Twist – Bharadvajasana I
Big Toe Pose – Padangusthasana
Boat Pose – Paripurna Navasana
Bound Angle Pose – Baddha Konasana
Bow Pose – Dhanurasana
Bridge Pose – Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
C
Camel Pose – Ustrasana
Cat Pose – Marjaryasana
Chair Pose – Utkatasana
Child’s Pose – Balasana
Cobra Pose – Bhujangasana
Corpse Pose – Savasana
Cow Face Pose – Gomukhasana
Cow Pose – Bitilasana
Crane (Crow) Pose – Bakasana
D
Dolphin Plank Pose – n/a
Dolphin Pose – n/a
Downward-Facing Dog – Adho Mukha Svanasana
E
Eagle Pose – Garudasana
Easy Pose – Sukhasana
Eight-Angle Pose – Astavakrasana
Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe Pose – Utthita Hasta Padangustasana
Extended Puppy Pose – Uttana Shishosana
Extended Side Angle Pose – Utthita Parsvakonasana
Extended Triangle Pose – Utthita Trikonasana
F
Feathered Peacock Pose – Pincha Mayurasana
Fire Log Pose – Agnistambhasana
Firefly Pose – Tittibhasana
Fish Pose – Matsyasana
Four-Limbed Staff Pose – Chaturanga Dandasana
G
Garland Pose – Malasana
Gate Pose – Parighasana
H
Half Frog Pose – Ardha Bhekasana
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose – Ardha Matsyendrasana
Half Moon Pose – Ardha Chandrasana
Handstand – Adho Mukha Vriksasana
Happy Baby Pose – Ananda Balasana
Head-to-Knee Forward Bend – Janu Sirsasana
Hero Pose – Virasana
Heron Pose – Krounchasana
High Lunge – n/a
I
Intense Side Stretch Pose – Parsvottanasana
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K
L
Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose – Viparita Karani
Locust Pose – Salabhasana
Lord of the Dance Pose – Natarajasana
Lotus Pose – Padmasana
Low Lunge – Anjaneyasana
M
Marichi’s Pose – Marichyasana
Monkey Pose – Hanumanasana
Mountain Pose – Tadasana
N
Noose Pose – Pasasana
O
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose – Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
P
Peacock Pose – Mayurasana
Pigeon Pose – Kapotasana
Plank Pose – n/a
Plow Pose – Halasana
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya – Eka Pada Koundinyanasana
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi – Marichyasana
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R
Reclining Bound Angle Pose – Supta Baddha Konasana
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose – Supta Padangusthasana
Reclining Hero Pose – Supta Virasana
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose – Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
Revolved Side Angle Pose – Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Revolved Triangle Pose – Parivrtta Trikonasana
S
Scale Pose – Tolasana
Seated Forward Bend – Paschimottanasana
Shoulder-Pressing Pose – Bhujapidasana
Side Crane (Crow) Pose – Parsva Bakasana
Side Plank Pose – Vasisthasana
Side-Reclining Leg Lift – Anantasana
Sphinx Pose – n/a
Staff Pose – Dandasana
Standing Forward Bend – Uttanasana
Standing Half Forward Bend – Ardha Uttanasana
Standing Split – Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
Supported Headstand – Salamba Sirsasana
Supported Shoulder stand – Salamba Sarvangasana
T
Tree Pose – Vriksasana/Vrikshasana
U
Upward Bow (Wheel) Pose – Urdhva Dhanurasana
Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose – Dwi Pad Viparita Dandasana
Upward Plank Pose – Purvottanasana
Upward Salute – Urdhva Hastasana
Upward-Facing Dog Pose – Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
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W
Warrior I Pose – Virabhadrasana I
Warrior II Pose – Virabhadrasana II
Warrior III Pose – Virabhadrasana III
Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend – Upavistha Konasana
Wide-Legged Forward Bend – Parsarita Padottanasana
Wild Thing – Camatkarasana
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Now that you have grasped the meaning behind the most important yoga asana words in Sanskrit, you are well on your way to a deeper understanding of the traditional, true nature of yoga.
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