Yoga was developed in India thousands of years ago and, so, the names of the postures are in the ancient Sanskrit language. ‘Asana’ means ‘pose’ but can you translate the rest of these Sanskrit postures into their English meanings?
For part one of this quiz follow this link.
Good luck and don’t forget to let me know how you get on!
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Question of
Malasana
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Bound angle pose
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Garland pose
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Fisherman’s knot pose
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Pigeon pose
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Question of
Baddha konasana
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Bound angle pose
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Butterfly pose
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Dolphin pose
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Hero pose
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Question of
Paschimottanasana
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Humble pose
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Western intense stretch pose
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Downward facing dog pose
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Warrior pose
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Question of
Janu sirsasana
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Half bound angle pose
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Lotus pose
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Knee to head pose
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Pigeon pose
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Question of
Ananda balasana
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Tortoise pose
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Happy baby pose
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Frog pose
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Unhappy granny pose
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Question of
Dhanurasana
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Boat pose
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Camel pose
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Bow pose
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Child’s pose
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Question of
Sirsasana
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Downward facing tree pose
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Headstand pose
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Shoulder stand pose
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Staff pose
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Question of
Gomukhasana
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Eagle pose
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Cow face pose
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Dragonfly pose
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Revolved extended side angle pose
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Question of
Salabhasana
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Four limbed staff pose
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Dragonfly pose
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Fish pose
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Locust pose
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Question of
Garudasana
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Lord of the fish pose
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Monkey pose
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Eagle pose
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Tree pose
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6/10 not so bad
They’re getting harder! 6/10 this time.
Yes, definitelty getting a little trickier. 6 is still a very decent score though 🙂
Thank you!
bad day for me
Maybe the next quiz will be better 🙂
4/10
i like the illustrations of the various poses!
I thought some pictures might help a little!
5 is the best of me…
Ananda Balasana – a great pose. You could just hang out in it all day 😉
Yep. Just all day l?ng…
got 3 out of 10 right!
Thanks for having a go. Maybe you’ll have better luck in my next one 🙂
Only 2! 🙂
Oops! At least it wasn’t 0 😉
I got 2. Seriously I have no idea. Haha
Oh dear! Well at least you gave it a try 🙂
Only 4/10
Better than nothing! Thanks for having a go 🙂
6/10
Pretty good, well done!
10 out of 10.
Wow, we’ve got a yogi over here!
3 out of 10
Just learning
Thanks for giving it a try 🙂
5/10
Half way there Jack, thanks for having a go
5 out of 10 – my Sanskrit must be getting rusty 🙂
No better way to brush up 🙂
I got 3 out of 10 so that’s how much I know about yoga. (I’ve always wanted to try it, I just alternate between two extremes of lazy and busy too often.)
Oh dear! Well it’s never too late to start 🙂
great
Thank you 🙂