ashtanga

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noun

The classical system of yoga described in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.

OriginSanskrit अष्टाङ्ग →
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Meanings

nounashtanga (countable and uncountable, plural ashtangas)

plural ashtangas · alternative astanga · alternative asthanga

  1. countableuncountableThe classical system of yoga described in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.
  2. countableuncountableAny of several styles of yoga, including ashtanga vinyasa yoga.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअष्टाङ्ग“having eight parts”
  2. Englishashtanga

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्टाङ्ग (aṣṭāṅga, “having eight parts”, literally “eight limbs”).

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Translations

Finnish astangajooga
  • astangajoogaany of several styles of yoga
Hungarian astanga
  • astangaany of several styles of yoga
Polish ashtanga
  • ashtangaany of several styles of yoga
Portuguese ashtanga yoga, ashtanga
  • ashtanga yogaany of several styles of yoga
  • ashtangaany of several styles of yoga

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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