vajrasana

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noun

A kneeling asana in yoga. The practitioner sits on the heels with the calves beneath the thighs.

OriginSanskrit वज्रासन →
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Meanings

nounvajrasana (usually uncountable, plural vajrasanas)

plural vajrasanas

  1. uncountableusuallyA kneeling asana in yoga. The practitioner sits on the heels with the calves beneath the thighs.

Origin

  1. Sanskritवज्रासन
  2. Englishvajrasana

From Sanskrit वज्रासन (vajrāsana).

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