Sanskrit root words
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121 terms
Sanskrit | English |
|---|---|
| ananta |  infinite |
| ardha | half |
| chatur | four |
| dwi | two |
| eka | one |
| laghu | little, easy |
| panca | five |
| san | six |
| sarva | all, entire |
| tri | three |
| ubhaya | both |
| anahata | heart |
| anga | limb, body |
| bhuja | arm, shoulder |
| ganda | side of face |
| hasta | hand |
| janu | knee |
| jathara | stomach, belly |
| kapala | skull |
| karna | ear |
| kundalini | divine, cosmic force within our body |
| loma | hair |
| manipura | naval |
| meru-danda | spine |
| mukha | mouth |
| nadi | energy channel in the body |
| pada | foot |
| angustha | big toe |
| parsva | side, flank |
| pinda | embryo |
| prana | life force, energy, breath |
| sirsa | head |
| adho | facing downward |
| baddha | bound, restrained |
| bahya | restraint following exhalation |
| kona | angle |
| kumbhaka | retention of breath |
| mudra | closing, sealing |
| paripurna | complete, entire |
| parivartana | turning, rolling |
| parivrtta | revolved |
| parsva | sideways |
| paschima | west, backside |
| prasarita | expanded, spread |
| puraka | inhalation |
| purva | east, front |
| rechaka | exhalation |
| sa | together |
| salamba | together, accompanied |
| sama | same |
| supta | lying down |
| tan | to stretch out |
| uddiyana | up |
| upavistha | seated |
| urdhva | upright, above, mouth |
| uttihita | extended |
| vikrama | step, stride |
| viparita | reverse |
| bandha | bond, hold |
| bhairava | terrible |
| bhati | light |
| bherunda | type of bird |
| jaya | victory |
| lola | dangling |
| mula | root, cause |
| nidra | sleep |
| pida | pain, pressure |
| sodhana | purifying, cleansing |
| sukha | easy |
| swastika | auspicious |
| ut | intense, deliberate |
| utkata | powerful |
| uttana | powerful stretch |
| visama | irregular, difficult |
| visuddha | pure |
| vrtti | action, movement |
| asva/ vatayana | horse |
| baka | crane |
| bheka | frog |
| bhujanga | serpent |
| chakora | partridge |
| garuda | eagle |
| go | cow |
| hamsa | swan |
| kapinjala | partridge |
| kapota | pigeon |
| krouncha | heron |
| kukkuta | cock |
| kurma | tortoise |
| matsya | fish |
| mayura | peacock |
| nakra | crocodile |
| nara | man |
| salabha | locust |
| simha | lion |
| svana | dog |
| ustra | camel |
| vrschika | scorpion |
| padma | lotus |
| vrksa | tree |
| alamba | support |
| bhastrika | bellows |
| chakra | wheel, nerve |
| chandra | moon |
| dhanu | bow |
| hala | plow |
| jala | net, web |
| kanda | knot |
| mala | garland |
| mandala | wheel, ring |
| mula | base |
| nava | boat |
| paryanka | bed, couch |
| pasa | cord |
| pincha | feather, chin |
| setu | bridge |
| siddha | sage |
| tada | mountain |
| surya | sun |
| vajra | thunderbolt |
| vira | hero |
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