English Explanatory Dictionary

ashtanga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The classical system of yoga described in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.
  2. Any of several styles of yoga, including ashtanga vinyasa yoga.

Word forms

ashtanga ashtangas astanga asthanga

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्टाङ्ग (aṣṭāṅga, “having eight parts”, literally “eight limbs”).

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