The Sanskrit term Dṛṣadāsana can be transliterated into English as Drsadasana or Drishadasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace

Dṛṣadāsana (दृषदासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 19 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Lie on the back. Bring the knees up to the chest wrapping the arms around the thighs and the calves. Then roll to the left and the right. This is dṛṣadāsana, the stone”.

The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., dṛṣad-āsana) and several additional ones.

Source: Scribd: Roots of Yoga

Dṛṣadāsana (दृषदासन) is the name of an āsana (posture) described in the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati (21).—Accordingly, “Lie down on the back, place the knees on the chest, wrap the arms around the joined lower and upper legs and rock to the left and right. This is the millstone pose (dṛṣadāsana)”.

The Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati is an 17th-century text in Sanskrit dealing with haṭha-yoga, and is also known by the name of its author, Kapālakuruṇṭaka. The text describes 112 āsanas (e.g., dṛṣad-āsana) usually based on animal movement.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Partial matches: Drishad, Asana.

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