कुक्कुटासन
English meaning: rooster posture
Definition
An arm-balance done from the lotus posture, with the hands threaded through the legs and the body lifted like a cock. It builds arm and wrist strength.
Example
“कुक्कुटासने हस्तौ जान्वोः मध्ये प्रवेशयति।”
In English: “In the rooster posture he inserts the hands between the knees.”
Another example: “पद्मासनात् हस्तौ निवेश्य कुक्कुटासने उत्तिष्ठति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
A Haṭha-yoga arm-balance done from padmāsana (kukkuṭa 'rooster'); found in the classical manuals. Used in advanced yoga teaching; āsana domain.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From kukkuṭa ('cock, rooster') + āsana ('posture'), kukkuṭa being onomatopoeic. Literally 'the rooster posture', from the lifted, strutting shape.
Synonyms
- ताम्रचूडासन
Related Words
Common Collocations
- कुक्कुटासनस्थ
- कुक्कुटासनं करोति
- पद्मकुक्कुटासन
- कुक्कुटासनाभ्यास
Word Forms
n., a-stem; nom. कुक्कुटासनम्, acc. कुक्कुटासनम्, instr. कुक्कुटासनेन, loc. कुक्कुटासने
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M