English Explanatory Dictionary

shirshasana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The pose wherein the body is completely inverted, and held upright supported by the forearms, while the crown of the head rests on the floor.

Pronunciation

/ʃəɹˈʃɑːsɑːnɑː/

Word forms

shirshasana

Etymology

From Sanskrit शीर्षासन (śīrṣāsana), from शीर्ष (śīrṣa, “head, skull”) + आसन (āsana, “seat, chair; sitting, way of sitting”).

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