ashtanga

English

Alternative forms

• astanga, asthanga

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ash‧tan‧ga

Noun

ashtanga (countable and uncountable, plural ashtangas)

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

Translations

any of several styles of yoga

• Finnish: astangajooga
• Hungarian: astanga (hu)
• Portuguese: ashtanga yoga m, ashtanga m

Anagrams

• agnathas, ataghans