Uttanapadasana, Uttana-pada-asana, Uttānapādāsana: 2 definitions
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: YogaUttānapādāsana (उत्तानपादासन, “leg-lifting posture”) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of posture (āsana) used in Yoga. It is composed of the words uttāna (stetching) pāda (leg) and āsana (posture).
Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore PalaceUttānapādāsana (उत्तानपादासन) is a type of standing posture (āsana), according to verse 74 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Stretch the two legs to the side. This is uttānapādāsana, the āsana with the legs outstretched”.
The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., uttāna-pāda-āsana) and several additional ones.
This name is not found in Iyengar but the āsana form is called samakoṇāsana there. This name is found in First Steps to Higher Yoga but a different āsana is illustrated.
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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