Sanskrit
abhāva absence
abhinivesha fear of death
abhyāsa steady practice
adhibhautika suffering from other beings
adhidaivika suffering from nature
adho downward
adho mukha svanasana downward-facing dog
ādhyātmika suffering from the body or mind
āgamāh reliable experts
agni fire
ahamkara egotism
ahimsa non-harming
akasha ether
alabdhabhūmikatva lack of progress
ālambana support
alasya physical laziness
anahata heart
anahatasana melting heart pose
ananda happiness
ananda balasana happy baby pose
anandamaya kosha bliss sheath
anantasana side-reclining leg lift
anatman no-self
anavasthitatvāni lack of consistency
anga limb
anitya impermanence
añjali reverence
añjali mudrā reverence seal
anjaneyasana low lunge
anjani the mother of Hanuman
annamaya kosha food sheath
antaraya impediment
anumāna inference, logic
apāna vayu downward moving air
aparigraha non-grasping
apas water
ardha half
ardha chandrasana half moon pose
ardha uttanasana halfway lift
arjava sincerity
artha material wealth
āsana pose
ashtanga eight limbs
asmitā ego
asteya non-stealing
astikya faith in a higher power
atha now
ātman self
atyāhāra overeating
avidya ignorance
aviplavā uninterrupted
avirati craving
ayama regulation
bala child
balasana child's pose
bhadra friend
bhakti yoga path of devotion
bharma table
bharmana table
bharmanasana table pose
bhastrā bellows
bhastrika bellows breathing
bhāvana cultivation
bhrānti-darshana confusion
bhujanga a serpent
bhujangasana cobra pose
bhuta element
bhuvana world
brahmacharya moderation
buddhi pure, discriminative intelligence
cetanā volition
chandra moon
chit consciousness
chitta mind
chitta bhumi state of mind
dana generosity
danda stick
dandayamana bharmanasana balancing table pose
darshana view
dasha chalana 10 churnings
daya compassion
dhanu bow
dhanurasana bow pose
dhāranā concentration
dharma truth, duty
dhriti perseverance
dhyāna meditation
dirgha deep
draṣṭu seer
duhkha suffering
dvaita dualistic
dvesha aversion
eka one
eka pada rajakapotasana pigeon pose
ekagra focused
go cow
gomukhasana cow face pose
guna quality
hāna liberation
hasta hands
haṭh force
hrī wise fear of consequences
huta sacrifice
indriya faculty
ishvara the inner teacher
īśvara-praṇidhāna surrender to something greater than the ego
jana-saṅga distracting company
janu knee
janu sirsasana head-to-knee pose
japa mantra repetition
jñāna knowledge
jñāna yoga path of knowledge
jyoti light
kaivalya autonomy
kama pleasure
kapota pigeon
kara the action of doing or making
karani action
karma cause and effect
karma yoga path of selfless action
karuna compassion
khyāti discernment
klesha affliction
klishta detrimental
kona angle
kriyā action
kriyā yoga yoga in action
krodha hatred
kshama patience
kshipta completely distracted
kumbhaka breath retention
laulya unsteadiness
lobha greed
loka chakshus eye of the world
lokaḥ everyone
mahavrata great vow
maitri goodwill
mala garland
malasana garland pose
manas thinking mind
manomaya kosha mind sheath
mati spiritual intelligence
mitahara measured diet
moha delusion
moksha liberation
mūdha dull
mudita sympathetic joy
mudra gesture
mukha face
mukta release
nadi shodhana alternate nostril breathing
namas to bow to
namaskar making a salutation
namaste to bow to you
navasana boat pose
nidrā sleep
nirodha stilling
niruddha completely absorbed
niyama personal observance
niyamāgraha attachment to rules and rituals
pada foot
parinama transformation
parsva side
parsvottanasana pyramid pose
paschima west
paschimottanasana seated forward fold
pavana wind
pawanmuktasana wind releasing pose
phalak plank
phalakasana plank pose
prajalpa talkativeness
prajna wisdom
prakasha luminosity
prakriti nature
pramāda carelessness
pramāna right knowledge
prāna life force
prāna vāyu inward and upward moving air
pranamaya kosha energy sheath
prāṇāyāma yogic breathing
pranidhāna surrender
pratipaksha opposite
pratipaksha bhavana cultivating the opposite
pratyahara sense withdrawal
pratyaksha direct perception
prayāsa overexertion
prithvi earth
pūraka inhale
purusha pure consciousness
purushartha goal in life
raga attachment
raja king
rāja yoga royal yoga
rajas passion
rechaka exhalation
sadhana disciplined practice
śaithilya relaxation
sākṣī witness
samādhi absorption
samāna vayu inward and circulating air
samasta all-inclusive
samsara endless wheel of birth and death
samshaya doubt
samskāra mental impression
samvega wholehearted
samyama deep concentration
samyoga union
sangha community
sankalpa intention
santosha contentment
sat true
sat-chit-ānanda truth, consciousness, bliss
sattva goodness
satya truthfulness
saucha cleanliness
śava corpse
śavāsana relaxation pose
seva selfless service
shanti peace
shraddha faith
shramana seeker
shvāna dog
siddhanta sravana listening to the truth
siddhāsana accomplished pose
sirs head
skanda warrior
skandasana extended leg squat
smriti mindfulness
sthira steady
styāna mental laziness
su good
suci pure
sukha ease
sukhasana easy pose
supta reclined
supta utkatasana reclined chair pose
sūrya sun
surya namaskar sun salutations
sūtra aphorism
svādhyāya self-study
svarūpa true nature
tada mountain
tadasana mountain pose
tamas inactivity
tanna stretch
tapas ardency
tattva an aspect of reality
te you
udāna vayu upward moving air
ujjayi victorious
upādhi sheath
upāya skillful means
upeksa equanimity
urdhva upward
urdhva hastasana upward salute
urdhva mukha svanasana upward-facing dog pose
utkata fierce
utkata konasana fierce angle pose
utkatāsana chair pose
uttana intense stretch
uttanasana forward fold
utthita extended
utthita parsvakonasana extended side angle pose
utthita tadasana five-pointed star
utthita yrikonasana triangle pose
vairāgya letting go
vajrāsana thunderbolt pose
vasishtha a revered sage
vasisthasana side plank pose
vastu-tattvam the reality of the object
vayu air
vedanā feeling
vijnanamaya kosha discernment sheath
vikalpa imagination
vikshipta partially distracted
vipāka result of a past action
viparita inverted
viparita karani legs up the wall
viparyaya wrong knowledge
vira hero
virabhadrasana warrior
virya effort
vitarka troubling thoughts
viveka discrimination
viveka-khyāti discriminative discernment
vritti fluctuation
vrksa tree
vrksasana tree pose
vyādhi sickness
vyāna vayu outward moving air
yam to control
yama social ethics
yuj yoke