Glossaire des postures
Les postures, classées ici par ordre alphabétique latin, sont présentées dans le schéma des postures, qui renvoie à leur liste structurée. Chaque fiche, lorsqu’elle existe, est accessible depuis la première colonne et comporte :
- La prononciation et décomposition phonique
- Une analyse linguistique détaillée
- Une proposition de mots clefs
- Le type physique de posture
- La decription illustrée des variantes
- Le cas échéant, quelques notions contextuelles (mythologie, histoires, etc.)
Le terme générique आसन1, āsana (ās-ana) signifie : siège ; poste, situation। posture, manière d’être assis। phil. posture rituelle de yoga. Un certain nombre de « préverbes » (préfixes) modifient ou précisent le sens d’une posture. Le tableau ci-dessous en fournit quelques exemples, ainsi que les nombres de 1 à 12 (remarquez l’analogie avec les racines greco-latines).
| अधो, adho (vers le bas) |
१ एकम्, ekam (un) |
७ सप्त, sapta (sept) |
| अर्ध, ardha (demi) |
२ द्वे, dve (deux) |
८ अष्ट, aṣṭa (huit) |
| परि, pari (autour) |
३ त्रीणि, trīṇi (trois) |
९ नव, nava (neuf) |
| उत् , ut (haut) |
४ चत्वारि, catvāri (quatre) |
१० दश, dasha (dix) |
| ऊर्ध्व, ūrdhva (vers le haut) |
५ पञ्च, pañca (cinq) |
११ एकादश, ekādaśa (onze) |
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६ षट्, ṣaṭ (six) |
१२ द्वादश, dvādaśa (douze) |
Le glossaire des termes sanskrits fournit une traduction de la plupart des termes utilisés dans les postures mentionnées sur ce site.
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abhikāsana |
अभिकासन |
abhika-āsana |
Voluptueux – posture |
| adhomukha śvānāsana |
अधोमुख श्वानासन |
adho-mukha śvāna-āsana |
Vers le bas – visage – chien – posture |
| adhomukha vṛkṣāsāna |
अधोमुख वृक्षासान |
adho-mukha vṛkṣa-āsāna |
Vers le bas – bouche – arbre – posture |
| agnikuṇḍāsana |
अग्निकुण्डासन |
agni-kuṇḍa-āsanaa |
Feu – pot – posture |
| ajagarāsana |
अजगरासन |
ajagara-āsana |
Python – posture |
| ajarāsana |
अजराासन |
ajarā-āsana |
Inaltérable / sans âge – posture |
| ajāsana |
अजासन |
aja-āsana |
Guide – posture |
| ākarṇadhanurāsana |
आकर्णधनुरासन |
ākarṇa-dhanuḥ-āsana |
Jusqu’à l’oreille – arc – posture |
| anantāsana |
अनन्तासन |
ananta-āsana |
Serpent de Vishnu (sans fin) – posture |
| aṅgamoṭanāsana |
अङ्गमोटनासन |
aṅga-moṭana-āsana |
Membre – torsion – posture |
| ardhabaddha padma paścimottanāsana |
अर्धबद्ध पद्म पश्चिमोत्तनासन |
ardha-baddha padma paścima-ut-tan-āsana |
Demi – lié – lotus – dos – bien – tendu – posture |
| ardhabhujāsana |
अर्धभुजासन |
ardha-bhujā-āsana |
Demi – bras – posture |
| ardhacandrāsana |
अर्धपद्मासन |
ardha-candra-āsana |
Demi – lune – posture |
| ardhamatsyendrāsana |
अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन |
ardha-matsya-indra-āsana |
Demi-poisson – Indra – posture |
| ardhapadmāsana |
अर्धपद्मासन |
ardha-padma-āsana |
Demi – lotus – posture |
| ardhaparyaṅkāsana |
अर्धपर्यङ्कासन |
ardha-paryaṅka-āsana |
Demi – couche – posture |
| ardhapaścimatānāsana |
अर्ध पश्चिमतानासन |
ardha-paścima-ut-tan-āsana |
Demi – dos – bien – tendu – posture |
| ardhāsana |
अर्धासन |
ardha-āsana |
Demi – posture |
| ardhatāḍāsana |
अर्धताडासन |
ardha-tāḍa-āsana |
Demi – palmier – posture |
| arghyāsana |
अर्घ्यासन |
arghya-āsana |
Oblation – posture |
| aṣṭāṁga praṇipātāsana |
अष्टांग प्रणिपातासन |
aṣṭa-aṁga-praṇipāta-āsana |
Huit – membre – prosternation – posture |
| aṣṭavakrāsana |
अष्टवक्रासन |
aṣṭa-vakra-āsana |
Huit – courbes – posture |
| aśvāsāna |
अश्वासन |
aśva-āsāna |
Cheval – posture |
| ātmārāmāsana |
आत्मारमासान |
ātmārāma-āsana |
Ātmārāma (yogi) – posture |
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| baddha kekyāsana |
बद्ध केक्यासन |
baddha-kekī-āsana |
Attaché – cri du paon – posture |
| baddha koṇāsana |
बद्ध कोणासन |
baddha-koṇa-āsana |
Attaché – coin – posture |
| baddha padmāsana |
बद्ध पद्मासन |
baddha-padma-āsana |
Attaché – lotus – posture |
| bajrāsana |
बज्रासन |
bajra-āsana |
Diamant – posture |
| bakāsana |
बकासन |
baka-āsana |
Héron – posture |
| bālaguṇāhāi āsana |
बालगुणाहाइ आसन |
bālaguṇāhāi āsana |
Bālaguṇāhāi (yogi) – posture |
| bālaguṇāsana |
बालगुणासन |
bāla-guṇa-āsana |
Enfant – qualité – posture |
| bāṇāsana |
बाणासन |
bāṇā-āsana |
Flèche – posture |
| bandhamayūrāsana |
बन्धमयूरासन |
bandha-mayūra-āsana |
Lien – paon – posture |
| bhadrāsana |
भद्रासन |
bhadra-āsana |
Bénéfique / propice – posture |
| bhairavāsana |
भैरवासन |
bhairava-āsana |
Shiva le terrible – posture |
| bharadvājāsana |
भरद्वाजासन |
bharadvāja-āsana |
Bharadvāja – posture |
| bhastrikāsana |
भस्त्रिकासन |
bhastrikā [bhastrā-ika] -āsana |
Petite besace – posture |
| bhujaṅgāsana |
भुजङ्गासन |
bhujā-aṅga-āsana |
Bras – membre – posture |
| bhujāpīḍāsana |
भुजापीडासन |
bhujā-pīḍā-āsana |
Bras – pressé – posture |
| bhujāsana |
भुजासन |
bhujā-āsana |
Bras – posture |
| bodha śokāsana |
बोध शोकासन |
bodha śoka-āsana |
Conscience – chagrin – posture |
| brahmajvarāṅkuṣāsana |
ब्रह्मज्वराङ्कुषासन |
brahma-jvara-ankuṣa-āsana |
Brahma – douleur – aiguillon – posture |
| brahmāsana |
ब्रह्मासन |
brahmā-āsana |
Brahma – posture |
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| cakrāsana |
चक्रासन |
cakra-āsana |
Roue – posture |
| cālāsana |
चालासन |
cāla-āsana |
Toit – posture |
| candrāsana |
चन्द्रासन |
candra-āsana |
Lune – posture |
| caṭakāsana |
चटकासन |
caṭaka-āsana |
Moineau – posture |
| caturaṅga daṇḍāsana |
चतुरङ्ग दण्डासन |
catuḥ-aṅga daṇḍa-āsana |
Quatre – membre – bâton – posture |
| catuṣkoṇāsana |
चतुष्कोणासन |
catuḥ-koṇa-āsana |
Quatre – coin – posture |
| catuṣpāda pīṭhāsana |
चतुष्पाद पीठासन |
catuḥ-pāda pīṭha-āsana |
Quatre – pied allongé – posture |
| chatrāsana |
छत्रासन |
chatra-āsana |
Ombrelle – posture |
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| dakṣiṇa vakrāsana |
दक्षिण वक्रासन |
dakṣiṇa vakra-āsana |
Sud – courbé / tordu – posture |
| daṇḍa mayūrāsana |
दण्ड मयूरासन |
daṇḍa mayūra-āsana |
Bâton – paon – posture |
| daṇḍāsana |
दण्डासन |
daṇḍa-āsana |
Bâton – posture |
| dardurāsana |
दर्दुरासन |
dardura-āsana |
Grenouille – posture |
| devagarbhāsana |
देवगर्भासन |
deva-garbha-āsana |
Divin – fœtus – posture |
| devāsana |
देवासन |
deva-āsana |
Divin – posture |
| dhanurāsana |
धनुरासन |
dhanuḥ-āsana |
Arc – posture |
| dhirāsana |
धीरासन |
dhira-āsana |
Stable – posture |
| dvipāda śīrṣāsana |
द्विपाद शीर्षासन |
dvi-pāda śīrṣa-āsana |
Deux – pied – tête – posture |
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| ekahastabhujāsana |
एकहस्तभुजासन |
eka-hasta-bhuja-āsana |
Une – main – trompe – posture |
| ekapāda mayūrāsana |
एकपाद मयूरासन |
eka-pāda mayūra-āsana |
Un – pied – paon – posture |
| ekapāda śīrṣāsana |
एकपाद शीर्षासन |
eka-pāda śīrṣa-āsana |
Un – pied – tête – posture |
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| gadāsana |
गदासन |
gadā-āsana |
Massue – posture |
gaḍvāsana |
गड्वासन |
gaḍu-āsana |
Bosse – posture |
| gajāsana |
गजासन |
gaja-āsana |
Éléphant – posture |
| gandharvāsana |
गन्धर्वासन |
gandharva-āsana |
Gandharva (génie céleste) – posture |
| gaṇeśāsana |
गणेशासन |
gaṇeśa-āsana |
Ganesh– posture |
| garbhāsana |
गर्भासन |
garbha-āsana |
Fœtus – posture |
| garuḍāsana |
गरुडासन |
garuḍa-āsana |
Aigle – posture |
| gavākṣāsana |
गवाक्षासन |
gavākṣa-āsana |
Maille – posture |
| ghoḍācolī āsana |
घोडाचोली आसन |
ghoḍācolī-āsana |
Ghodacoli (yogi) – posture |
| gomukhāsana |
गोमुखासन |
go-mukha-āsana |
Vache – visage – posture |
| gorakṣāsana |
गोरक्षासन |
go-rakṣa-āsana |
Vache – protecteur – posture |
| granthibhedanāsana |
ग्रन्थिभेदनासन |
granthi-bhedana-āsana |
Perçage de nœud – posture |
| guptāsana |
गुप्तासन |
gupta-āsana |
Caché / secret – posture |
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| halāsana |
हलासन |
hala-āsana |
Charrue – posture |
| hālipāva āsana |
हालिपाव आसन |
hālipāva-āsana |
Hālipāva (yogi) – posture |
| haṁsāsana |
हंसासन |
haṁsa-āsana |
Cygne – posture |
| hanumānāsana |
हनुमानासन |
hanumān–āsana |
Hanuman – posture |
| hariṇāsana |
हरिणासन |
hariṇa-āsana |
Gazelle – posture |
| hastabhujāsana |
हस्तभुजासन |
hasta-bhuja-āsana |
Main – trompe – posture |
| hastadvaya bhayaṅkarāsana |
हस्तद्वय भयङ्करासन |
hasta-dvaya bhayaṅkara-āsana |
Main – deux – terrorisant – posture |
| hastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana |
हस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन |
hasta-pāda-aṅguṣṭha-āsana |
Main – pied – gros orteil – posture |
| hastapādāsana |
हस्तपादासन |
hasta-pāda-āsana |
Main – pied – posture |
| hastapadmāsana |
हस्तपद्मासन |
hasta-padma-āsana |
Main – lotus – posture |
| hastāsana |
हस्तासन |
hasta-āsana |
Main – posture |
| hastottānāsana |
हस्तोत्तानासन |
hasta-uttāna-āsana |
Main – étiré – posture |
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| jānuśirāsana |
जानुशिरासन |
jānu-śira-āsana |
Genou – tête – posture |
| jānuśīrṣāsana |
जानुशीर्षासन |
jānu-śīrṣa-āsana |
Genou – tête – posture |
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| kadalyāsana |
कदम्बासन |
kadalī-āsana |
Banane – posture |
| kaḍambāsana |
कडम्बासन |
kaḍamba-āsana |
Kadamba – posture |
| kākāsana |
काकासन |
kāka-āsana |
Corbeau – posture |
| kalyāṇāsana |
कल्याणासन |
kalyāṇa-āsana |
De bon augure – posture |
| kamalāsana |
कमलासन |
kamala-āsana |
Lotus – posture (voir aussi padmāsana) |
| kandapīḍāsana |
कन्दपीडासन |
kanda-pīḍā-āsana |
Oignon – douleur – posture |
| kandukāsana |
कन्दुकासन |
kanduka-āsana |
Ballon – posture |
| kaṅkaṇāsana |
कङ्कणासन |
kaṅkaṇa-āsana |
Bracelet – posture |
| kapālāsana |
कपालासन |
kapāla-āsana |
Front – posture |
| kapālī āsana |
कपाली आसन |
kapālī-āsana |
Crâne – posture |
| kapotāsana |
कपोतासन |
kapota-āsana |
Colombe – posture |
| karakaṭī āsana |
कुरकट आसन |
kara-kaṭī āsana |
Main – hanche – posture |
| karṇapīḍanāsana |
कर्णपीडनासन |
karṇa-pīḍana-āsana |
Oreille – pression – posture |
| karṇapīḍāsana |
कर्णपीडासन |
karṇa-pīḍa-āsana |
Oreille – pressée – posture |
| karṇāsana |
कर्णासन |
karṇa-āsana |
Oreille – posture |
| kauṇḍinyāsana |
कौण्डिन्यासन |
kauṇḍinya-āsana |
Kauṇḍinya (yogi) – posture |
| khaḍgāsana |
खड्गासन |
khaḍga-āsana |
Poignard – posture |
| kṣemāsana |
क्षेमासन |
kṣema-āsana |
Sûr / confortable – posture |
| kubjāsana |
कुब्जासन |
kubja-āsana |
Bossu – posture |
| kukkuṭāsana |
कुक्कुटासन |
kukkuṭa-āsana |
Coq – posture |
| kurakaṭa āsana |
कुरकट आसन |
kara-kaṭa āsana |
Main – hanche – posture |
| kurarī āsana |
कुररी आसन |
kurarī āsana |
Goéland – posture |
| kūrmāsana |
कूर्मासन |
kūrma-āsana |
Tortue – posture |
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| lāṅgalāsana1 |
हलासन |
lāṅgala-āsana |
Charrue – posture |
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| madhupāsana |
मधुपासन |
madhupa-āsana |
Abeille – posture |
| mahā mudrāsana |
महा मुद्रासन |
mahā mudrā-āsana |
Grand – geste – posture |
| makarāsana |
मकरासन |
makara-āsana |
Crocodile / Dauphin – posture |
| mālāsana |
मालासन |
mālā-āsana |
Chapelet – posture |
| maṇḍūkāsana |
मणडूकासन |
maṇḍūka-āsana |
Grenouille – posture |
| marīci āsana |
मरीचि आसन |
marīci āsana |
Marīci – posture |
| markaṭāsana |
मर्कटासन |
markaṭa-āsana |
Singe – posture |
| maśakāsana |
मशकासन |
maśaka-āsana |
Moustique – posture |
| matsyāsana |
मत्स्यासन |
matsya-āsana |
Poisson – posture |
| matsyendrāsana |
मक्त्येन्द्रासन |
matsya-indra-āsana |
Poisson – Indra – posture |
| mayūrāsana |
मयूरासन |
mayūra-āsana |
Paon – posture |
| meṣāsana |
मेषासन |
meṣa-āsana |
Mouton – posture |
| mṛgāsana |
मृगासन |
mṛga-āsana |
Gazelle – posture |
| mṛga svastikāsana |
मृग स्वस्तिकासन |
mṛga-svastika-āsana |
Gazelle – signe de bon augure – posture |
| mṛtyubhañjikāsana |
मृत्युभञ्जकासन |
mṛtyu-bhañjikā-āsana |
Mort – qui brise – posture |
| muṣṭikāsana |
मुष्टिकासन |
muṣṭikā-āsana |
Poing – posture |
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| nāgaphaṇāsana |
नागफणासन |
nāga-phaṇa-āsana |
Capuchon du cobra – posture |
| nāradāsana |
नारदासन |
nārada-āsana |
Nārada – posture |
| naṭarājāsana |
नटराजासन |
naṭa-rāja-āsana |
Danse – roi – posture |
| nāṭyāsana |
नाट्यासन |
nāṭya-āsana |
Qui danse – posture |
| naukāsana |
कङ्कणासन |
naukā-āsana |
Barque – posture |
| netī āsana |
नेती आसन |
netī āsana |
Nettoyage – posture |
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| pādahastāsana |
पादहस्तासन |
pāda-hasta-āsana |
Pied – main – posture |
| padāṅguṣṭhāsana |
पादाङ्गुष्टासन |
pada-aṅguṣṭha-āsana |
Pied – pouce – posture |
| pādapīḍāsana |
पादपीडासन |
pāda-pīḍā-āsana |
Pied – pression / douleur – posture |
| pādāsana |
पादासन |
pāda-āsana |
Pied – posture |
| padmāsana |
पद्मासन |
padma-āsana |
Lotus – posture |
| pādukāsana |
पादुकासन |
pādukā-āsana |
Sandale – posture |
| paṅgu mayurāsana |
पङ्गु मयूरासन |
paṅgu mayura-āsana |
Boiteux – paon – posture |
| paraśvadhāsana |
परश्वधासन |
paraśvadha-āsana |
Porteur de hache – posture |
| parivṛtta pārśvakoṇāsana |
परिवृत्त पार्श्वकोणासन |
pari-vṛt pārśva-koṇa-āsana |
Autour – tour – flanc – coin – posture |
| parivṛtta trikoṇāsana |
परिवृत्त त्रिकोणासन |
pari-vṛt tri-koṇa-āsana |
Autour – tour – trois – coins – posture |
| pārśva mayūrāsana |
पार्श्व मयूरासन |
pārśva mayūra-āsana |
Flanc – paon – posture |
| pārśva uttanāsana |
पार्श्व उत्तनासन |
pārśva ut-tan-āsana |
Flanc – bien – tendu – posture |
| parvatāsana |
पर्वतासन |
parvata-āsana |
Montagne – posture |
| paryaṅkāsana |
पर्यङ्कासन |
paryaṅka-āsana |
Palanquin – posture |
| pāśāsana |
पाशासन |
pāśa-āsana |
Corde – posture |
| pāścimatānāsana |
पश्चिमतानासन |
paścima-tāna-āsana |
Dos – tendu – posture |
| pāścimottānāsana |
पश्चिमोत्तानासन |
paścima-uttāna-āsana |
Dos – étiré – posture |
| pavanamuktāsana |
पवनमुक्तासन |
pavana-mukta-āsana |
Vent – libéré – posture |
| phāṇīndrāsana |
फाणीन्द्रासन |
hāṇīndra-āsana |
Dragon-roi – posture |
| piñcha mayurāsana |
पिञ्छ मयूरासन |
piñcha mayura-āsana |
Plume (de queue) du paon – posture |
| piṇḍa mayurāsana |
पिण्ड मयूरासन |
piṇḍa mayura-āsana |
Boule paon – posture |
| pranāmāsana |
प्रणामासन |
pra-ṇām-āsana |
Vers l’avant – saluer – posture |
| prāṇāsana |
प्राणासन |
prāṇa-āsana |
Souffle – posture |
| prasārita pādottānāsana |
प्रसारित पादोत्तानासन |
prasārita pāda-uttāna-āsana |
Écarté – pied – étiré – posture |
| prauḍhāsana |
प्रौढासन |
prauḍha-āsana |
Mûr / adulte – posture |
| pūrvāsana |
पूर्वासन |
pūrva-āsana |
Devant – posture |
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rathāsana |
रथासन |
ratha-āsana |
Char – posture |
| raudrāsana1 |
रौद्रासन |
raudra-āsana |
Terrifiant – posture |
| rudrāsana |
रुद्रासन |
rudra-āsana |
Terrifiant – posture |
| ruṇḍāsana |
रुण्डासन |
ruṇḍa-āsana |
Mutilé / sans tête – posture |
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Certains auteurs (notamment Sureśvarācārya, éditions Swami Harshananda, 1999) classent certaines postures en cinq groupes :
- brāhma
- vaiṣṇava
- raudra
- śākta
- śaiva
Selon ces auteurs, vīra, mayūra, vajra et siddha sont regroupées dans raudrāsana.
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| śalabhāsana |
शलभासन |
śalabha-āsana |
Sauterelle – posture |
| sanakādikāsana |
सनकादिकासन |
sanaka-ādika-āsana |
Sanaka (l’un des 4 éternels) – et cætera – posture |
| saṅkaṭāsana |
सन्कतासन |
saṅkaṭa-āsana |
Danger – posture |
| śaṅkhāsana |
शङ्खासन |
śaṅkha-āsana |
Conque – posture |
| saptaṛṣyāsana |
सप्तऋष्यासन |
sapta-ṛṣi-āsana |
Sept – sage – posture |
| saraṭāsana |
सरटासन |
saraṭa-āsana |
Caméléon – posture |
| sarpāsana |
सर्पासन |
sarpa-āsana |
Serpent – posture |
| sarvāṅgāsana |
सर्वांगासन |
sarva-āṅga-āsana |
Tous – membre – posture |
| śavāsana |
शवासन |
śava-āsana |
Cadavre – posture |
| sāvitrī āsana |
सावित्री आसन |
sāvitrī āsana |
Relatif au soleil – posture |
| sāvitrī samādhi āsana |
सावित्री समाधि आसन |
sāvitrī samādhi āsana |
Relatif au soleil – concentration de l’esprit – posture |
| setubandha sarvāṅgāsana |
सेतुबन्ध सर्वाङ्गासन |
setu-bandha sarva-āṅga-āsana |
Pont – construction – tous – membres – posture |
| setubandhāsana |
सेतुबन्धासन |
setu-bandha-āsana |
Pont – entrave – posture |
| siddhamuktāvalī āsana |
सिद्धमुक्तावली आसन |
siddha-muktāvalī-āsana |
Réalisé – collier de perles – posture |
| siddhasamādhi āsana |
सिद्धसमाधि आसन |
siddha-samādhi -āsana |
Réalisé – accomplissement – posture |
| siddhāsana |
सिद्धासन |
siddha-āsana |
Réalisé – posture |
| siṁhamurgāsana |
सिंहमुर्गासन |
siṁha-murga-āsana |
Lion – coq – posture |
| siṁhāsana |
सिंहासन |
siṁha-āsana |
Lion – posture |
| śīrṣadaṇḍāsana |
शीर्षदण्डासन |
śīrṣa-daṇḍa-āsana |
Tête – bâton – posture |
| śīrṣāsana |
शीर्षासन |
śīrṣa-āsana |
Tête – posture |
| skandhāsana |
स्कन्धासन |
skandha-āsana |
Tronc – posture |
| śukadevāsana |
शुकदेवासन |
śuka-deva-āsana |
Perroquet – divin – posture |
| śukāsana |
शुकासन |
śuka-āsana |
Perroquet – posture |
| sumatyāsana |
सुमत्यासन |
sumati-āsana |
Sage, avisé – posture |
| suptakūrmāsana |
सुप्तकूर्मासन |
supta-kūrma-āsana |
Endormie – tortue – posture |
| sūryāsana |
सूर्यासन |
sūrya-āsana |
Dieu Soleil – posture |
| svastikāsana |
स्वस्तिकासन |
svastika-āsana |
Signe de bon augure – posture |
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| tāḍāsana (tālāsana) |
ताडासन |
tāḍa-āsana |
Montagne – posture |
| tolāsana |
तोलासन |
tola-āsana |
Balance – posture |
| triaṅga mukha ekapāda paścimottānāsana |
त्रिअङ्ग मुख एकपाद पश्चिमोत्तानासन |
tri-aṅga mukha eka-pāda paścima-uttāna-āsana |
Trois – membre – bouche – un – pied – dos – étiré – posture |
| trikoṇāsana |
त्रिकोणासन |
tri-koṇa-āsana |
Trois – coin – posture |
| tulitāsana |
तुलितासन |
tulita-āsana |
Soulevé/pesé – posture |
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| vaitālāsana |
वैतालासन |
vaitāla-āsana |
Vampire – posture |
| vajrāsana |
वज्रासन |
vajra-āsana |
Diamant – posture |
| vāma vakrāsana |
वाम वक्रासन |
vāma-vakra-āsana |
Nain – courbé – posture |
| vartulāsana (voir cakrāsana) |
वर्तुलासन |
vartula-āsana |
Circulaire – posture |
| vasiṣṭhāsana |
वसिष्ठासन |
vasiṣṭha-āsana |
Sage Vasu (yogi) – posture |
| vātāyanāsana |
वातायनासन |
vātāyana-āsana |
Rapide comme le vent – posture |
| vīrabandhāsana |
वीरबन्धासन |
vīra-bandha-āsana |
Héros – attaché – posture |
| vīrabhadrāsana |
वीरभद्रासन |
vīrabhadra-āsana |
Shiva le terrible – posture |
| vīrāsana |
वीरासन |
vīra-āsana |
Héros – posture |
| vīratāsana |
वीरतासन |
vīrata-āsana |
Terminé – posture |
| viṣṇu āsana |
विष्णु आसन |
viṣṇu āsana |
Vishnu posture |
| viṣvāmitrāsana |
विष्वामित्रासन |
viṣvāmitra-āsana |
Vishvamitra (yogi) – posture |
| viyogāsana |
वियोगासन |
vi-yoga-āsana |
Séparation – posture |
| vṛkāsana |
वृकासन |
vṛka-āsāna |
Loup – posture |
| vṛkṣāsana |
वृक्षासन |
vṛkṣa-āsāna |
Arbre – posture |
| vṛṣāsana |
वृषासन |
vṛṣā-āsāna |
Mâle – posture |
| vyāsāsana |
व्यासासन |
vyāsa-āsāna |
Vyāsa – posture |
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| yakṣāsana |
यक्षासन |
yakṣa-āsana |
Nain serviteur de Kubera – posture |
| yogamudrāsana |
योगमुद्रासन |
yoga-mudrā-āsana |
Yoga – geste – posture |
| yogāsana |
योगासन |
yoga-āsana |
Yoga – posture |
| yonyāsana |
योन्यासन |
yoni-āsana |
Matrice – posture |
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