Sun Salutation

noun

A common series of asanas in yoga.

OriginSanskrit सूर्यनमस्कार →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A common series of asanas in yoga.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसूर्यनमस्कार
  2. EnglishSun Salutation

Calque of Sanskrit सूर्यनमस्कार (sūryanamaskāra), from सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”) + नमस्कार (namaskāra, “respectful greetings”)

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Translations

Bengali সূর্য নমস্কার
  • সূর্য নমস্কার (śurjo nomoskar)series of asanas
Chinese Mandarin 拜日式
  • 拜日式 (bài rì shì)series of asanas
German Sonnengruß
  • Sonnengrußseries of asanas
Hindi सूर्यनमस्कार, सूर्य नमस्कार
  • सूर्यनमस्कार (sūryanamaskār)series of asanas
  • सूर्य नमस्कार (sūrya namaskār)series of asanas
Japanese 太陽礼拝
  • 太陽礼拝 (taiyō reihai)series of asanas
Swedish solhälsning
  • solhälsningseries of asanas
Tamil சூரிய நமஸ்காரம்
  • சூரிய நமஸ்காரம் (cūriya namaskāram)series of asanas
Urdu سورج نمسکار, سلامِ آفتاب
  • سورج نمسکار (sūraj namaskār)series of asanas
  • سلامِ آفتاب (salam-e-aftab)series of asanas
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