Meanings
- uncountableyogaAny of three standing poses (usually specified with a numeral) which involve stretching the upper body.
For example, the position and opening of the armpits in virabhadrasana II will help the understanding of their positioning in parsvakonasana.
2007, BKS Iyengar, Iyengar: The Yoga Master, page 2072 more examples
‘Oh, no! Not you again,’ spits Sergeant Dave Brougham, walking in off the street to start duty, and Trina immediately lunges forward into the virabhadrasana yoga pose.
2006, James Hawkins, Deadly Sin, page 141"The yogi is really a warrior against his own ignorance," Rosen says. "I speculate that Virabhadrasana I is about rising up out of your own limitations."
2008 Nov, Yoga Journal, page 76Synonyms: warrior
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of three standing poses (usually specified with a numeral) which involve stretching the upper body.
Origin
- Sanskritवीरभद्रासन
- Englishvirabhadrasana
From Sanskrit वीरभद्रासन (vīrabhadrāsana), from वीरभद्र (vīrabhadra) Virabhadra + आसन (āsana, “asana”).
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