In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Sūryanamaskāra (सूर्यनमस्कार, “sun salutation”) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of posture (āsana) used in Yoga. It is composed of the words sūrya (the sun), namaskāra (homage; namas=salutation, kāra=doing).

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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).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Sūryanamaskāra (सूर्यनमस्कार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rice. 300.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sūryanamaskāra (सूर्यनमस्कार):—[=sūrya-namaskāra] [from sūrya > sūr] m. adoration of the sun

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sūryanamaskāra (ಸೂರ್ಯನಮಸ್ಕಾರ):—

1) [noun] adoration of the Sun-God.

2) [noun] a system of yogic prostration, involving eight stages, which provides exercise to all the limbs and the spine.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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