Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vajrasana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: va-jrasana
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kneeling asana in yoga. The practitioner sits on the heels with the calves beneath the thighs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Sanskrit वज्रासन (vajrāsana).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: वज्रासन

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

vajrasanas (plural)

Questions

What does vajrasana mean?: A kneeling asana in yoga. The practitioner sits on the heels with the calves beneath the thighs.
Where does vajrasana come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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