Utkutakasana, Utkuṭakāsana, Utkutaka-asana: 2 definitions
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Utkutakasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUtkuṭakāsana (उत्कुटकासन).—a posture with the face upwards.
Derivable forms: utkuṭakāsanam (उत्कुटकासनम्).
Utkuṭakāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms utkuṭaka and āsana (आसन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUtkuṭakāsana (उत्कुटकासन):—[from ut-kuṭaka > ut-kuṭ] n. the sitting upon the hams, [Suśruta]
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.
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