Etymology

dandasana

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Today it means: A stiff asana (yoga position) with the legs flat on the floor and the body upright. Full definition →

Sanskrit दण्डासन
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदण्डासन
  2. English todaydandasana

From Sanskrit दण्डासन (daṇḍāsana).

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