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SSLY Sanskrit Terms
Sanskrit Terms for SSLY Teacher Training
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bhastrika | Bellows Breath |
| Kapalabhati | Shining Breath |
| Ujjayi | Success Breath |
| Dirgha | Complete Breath |
| Nadi Shodhana | Alternate Nostril Breath |
| Pavanamuktasana | Knee to Chest Pose |
| Jathara Parivrittanasana | Knee Down Twist Pose |
| Matsyendrasana | Spinal Twist Pose |
| Baddha Konasana | Butterfly Pose |
| Paschimottanasana | Seated Forward Bend Pose |
| Chakrasana | Wheel Pose |
| Balasana | Child’s Pose |
| Tadasana | Standing Mountain Pose |
| Vrksasana | Tree Pose |
| Ekpadasana | One Foot Pose |
| Dandayamana-Dhanurasana | Standing Bow Pose |
| Trikonasana | Triangle Pose |
| Garudasana | Eagle pose |
| Dandayamana Konasana | Standing Angle Pose |
| Padmasana | Lotus Flexion pose |
| Supta Janu Sirsasana | Upward Facing Knee to Head Pose |
| Dhanurasana | Bow Pose |
| Salabhasana | Locust Pose |
| Setu Bandhasana | Bridge Pose |
| Sarvangasana / Halasana | Shoulder Pose / Plow Pose |
| Matsyasana | Fish pose |
| Surya Namaskar | Sun Salutations |
| Pranamasana | Hands to heart Pose |
| Hasta Uttanasana | Hands to Sky Pose |
| Pada Hastasana | Hands to Foot Pose |
| Ashwa-Sanchalanasana | Equestrian Pose |
| Parvatasana | Mountain Pose |
| Asthanga Namaskar | Eight Limbs Pose |
| Bhujangasana | Cobra Pose |
| Parvatasana | Mountain Pose |
| Ashwa-Sanchalanasana | Equestrian Pose |
| Pada Hastasana | Hands to Foot Pose |
| Hasta Uttanasana | Hands to Sky Pose |
| Pranamasana | Hands to heart Pose |
| Om Mitraya Namaha | Salutations to the friend of all |
| Om Ravaye Namaha | Salutations to the shining one |
| Om Suryaya Namaha | Salutations to he who induces activity |
| Om Bhanave Namaha | Salutations to he who illuminates |
| Om Khagaya Namaha | Salutations to the one who moves through the sky |
| Om Pooshne Namaha | Salutations to the giver of strength and nourishment |
| Om Hiranya Garbhya Namaha | Salutations to the golden cosmic self |
| Om Marichaya Namaha | Salutations to the rays of the sun |
| Om Aditya Namaha | Salutations to the son of Aditi |
| Om Savitre Namaha | Salutations to the stimulating power of the sun |
| Om Arkaya Namaha | Salutations to he who is fit to be praised |
| Om Bhaskaraya Namaha | Salutations to the one who leads to enlightenment |
| Bandhas | Locks |
| Moola bandha | Root lock |
| Uddiyana bandha | Stomach lift |
| Jalandhara bandha | Chin lock |
| Om Bhavam Namah | Law of Pure Potentiality |
| Om Vardhanam Namah | Law of Giving and Receiving |
| Om Kriyam Namah | Law of Karma or Cause and Effect |
| Om Daksham Namah | Law of Least Effort |
| Om Ritam Namah | Law of Intention and Desire |
| Om Anandham Namah | Law of Detachment |
| Om Varunam Namah | Law of Dharma or Purpose in Life |
| Yamas | First branch of yoga rules of social behavior |
| Ahimsa | Non-violence |
| Satya | Truthful speech |
| Brahmacharya | Appropriate sexual control |
| Asteya | Honesty |
| Aparigraha | Generosity |
| Niyamas | Second branch of Yoga rules of personal behavior |
| Shoucha | Purity |
| Santosha | Contentment |
| Tapas | Discipline |
| Svadhyana | Spiritual exploration |
| Ishwara-Pranidhana | Surrender to the divine |
| Asana | Third branch of Yoga / Seat or position |
| Pranayama | Fourth branch of Yoga / conscious breathing techniques |
| Pratyahara | Fifth branch of Yoga / process of directing the senses inward to become aware of the subtle elements |
| Dharana | Sixth branch of Yoga / the mastery of attention and intention |
| Dhyana | Seventh branch of Yoga / the development of witnessing awareness |
| Samadhi | Eighth branch of Yoga / the state pf being settled in pure unbounded awareness |
| Gyan | Yoga of understanding |
| Bhakti | Yoga of love and devotion |
| Karma | Action that generates a reaction |
| Raja | Yoga of meditation |
| Mahavakyas | “Four Great sayings" from the Upanishads |
| Prajnanam Brahma | “Consciousness is Brahman” |
| Ayam Atma Brahma | “This Self (Atman) is Brahman” |
| Tat Tvam Asi | “That is that. Thou art that.” |
| Aham Brahmasmi | “I am the totality” |
| Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha | “Yoga is the quieting of the mind field" |
| Prakritim Svam Avastabhya Visrjami Punah Punah | “Turning back unto myself, I create again and again” |
| Agni Melee Purohitam | “I express my gratitude to surrender to this fire of transformation” |
| Nistrai Gunyo Bhav-Arjuna | “Go beyond the three gunas, Arjuna” |
| Yogastah Kurukarmani | “Establish yourself in the state of yoga. Perform your actions” |
| Sahaswara | Consciousness Chakra |
| Ajna | Intuition Chakra |
| Vishuddha | Expression Chakra |
| Anahata | Heart Chakra |
| Manipura | Energy Chakra |
| Svadhisthana | Creativity Chakra |
| Muladhara | Root Chakra |
| Ananda | Bliss / pure, limitless, unconditioned joy |
| Atman | Soul / individual expresión of pure Spirit |
| Brahman | Spirit, absolute existente, pure consciousness |
| Guru | Dispeller of darkness, great teacher |
| Maya | Illusion of the senses |
| Moksha | Liberation / freedom from all conditioning |
| Mudras | positions of the eyes, hands or body |
| Nadi | Subtle channel through which energy flows |
| Namaste | The divine Light in me honors the divine Light in you |
| Prakriti | Matrix of life, the World, primal nature |
| Prana | Life force or vital breath |
| Purusha | Essences of mind, the self, pure potentiality |
| Satsang | Gathering of people seeking the truth |
| Sanskrit | Ancient sacred language |
| Shanti | Peace |
| Sutras | Thread |
| Upanishads | collection of 108 vedic text dealing with higher status of consciouness |
| Vedas | Revealed knowledge / four holy books which are the foundation of Vedic |
| Guna | fundamental quality or property |
| Rajas | maintenance / transformation / active / excited |
| Tamas | dissolution / resistance / heavy / dull |
| Sattva | creation / purity / goodness |