Etymology

shirshasana

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Today it means: The pose wherein the body is completely inverted, and held upright supported by the forearms, while the crown of the head rests on the floor. Full definition →

Sanskrit शीर्षासन
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromशीर्षासन
  2. English todayshirshasana

From Sanskrit शीर्षासन (śīrṣāsana), from शीर्ष (śīrṣa, “head, skull”) + आसन (āsana, “seat, chair; sitting, way of sitting”).

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