Meanings
- yogaA pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.
It is 30 years since I tried yoga, but it mostly came back: trikonasana, this-asana, that-asana.
2006 January 14, The Guardian2 more examples
Because the feet are widely separated left to right in trikonasana, there is no problem with wobbling or falling in the left-to-right direction […].
2009, Mel Robin, A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers, page 918Trikonasana, or triangle pose, is often referred to as a lateral stretch, and this is true insofar as it lengthens the connective tissue pathway that runs along the side of the body.
2012, Leslie Kaminoff, Amy Matthews, Yoga Anatomy, page 40Synonyms: triangle pose
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA pose in which the legs are kept straight and wide apart, in the shape of a triangle, while the upper body bends.
Origin
- Sanskritत्रिकोणासन
- Englishtrikonasana
From Sanskrit त्रिकोणासन (trikoṇāsana), from त्रिकोण (trikoṇa, “triangle”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).
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Hungarian trikonászana
- trikonászanathe Triangle Pose in yoga
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trikonasana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trikonasana
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