जानुशीर्षासन
English meaning: head-to-knee posture
Definition
A seated forward bend over one extended leg while the other foot rests at the inner thigh, bringing the head toward the knee. It stretches the hamstrings and back.
Example
“जानुशीर्षासने शिरः जानुम् उपनयति।”
In English: “In the head-to-knee posture he brings the head toward the knee.”
Another example: “एकं पादं प्रसार्य अपरं संकोच्य शिरः जानुं प्रति नयन् जानुशीर्षासने तिष्ठति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
A yoga seated forward bend (jānu 'knee' + śīrṣa 'head'); used in modern yoga teaching. Āsana domain, always a -āsana compound.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From jānu ('knee') + śīrṣa ('head') + āsana ('posture'). Literally 'the head-to-knee posture', describing the head brought toward the knee.
Synonyms
- जानुशिरासन
Related Words
- जानु
- शीर्ष
- आसन
- पश्चिमोत्तानासन
Common Collocations
- जानुशीर्षासनस्थ
- जानुशीर्षासनं करोति
- जानुशीर्षासनाभ्यास
- परिवृत्तजानुशीर्षासन
Word Forms
n., a-stem; nom. जानुशीर्षासनम्, acc. जानुशीर्षासनम्, instr. जानुशीर्षासनेन, loc. जानुशीर्षासने
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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