salabhasana

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noun

The locust pose, a back-bending yoga asana.

OriginSanskrit शलभ →
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Meanings

nounsalabhasana (uncountable)

alternative shalabhasana

  1. uncountableyogaThe locust pose, a back-bending yoga asana.

Origin

  1. Sanskritशलभ“grasshopper, locust”
  2. Englishsalabhasana

From Sanskrit शलभ (śalabha, “grasshopper, locust”) + आसन (āsana, “seat, chair; sitting, way of sitting”).

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salabhasana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salabhasana

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“salabhasana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salabhasana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salabhasana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salabhasana.

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