In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 9 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “From paryaṅkāsana, bring the hands and feet together. This becomes vetrāsana, the reed”.

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

This āsana name or form is not found in Iyengar. This is a common gentle stretching movement however that is generally known by people who work on exercise systems that originate from the floor

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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).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन) refers to a “cane stool”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That [cosmos] is not at all produced by anyone, not at all sustained by anyone, so also not destroyed by anyone. Nevertheless, that exists by itself without support in the atmosphere. [...] It is the shape of a cane stool (vetrāsana-ākāra) in the lower region, like a cymbal in the middle and it is like a drum on the top. Thus, that consists of three parts”.

Synonyms: Bhāṭi.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन).—a cane-seat.

Derivable forms: vetrāsanam (वेत्रासनम्).

Vetrāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vetra and āsana (आसन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. A small cot or oblong low couch of basket work; when furnished with bamboo sticks and a pole, it forms the common Duli or litter. 2. A cane-seat. E. vetra a cane, āsana a seat.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन).—[neuter] seat or chair of cane.

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

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन):—[from vetra] n. ‘cane-seat’, a small oblong low couch of cane-work (used as a dooly or litter)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vetrāsana (वेत्रासन):—[vetrā+sana] (naṃ) 1. n. A Duli or litter.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vetrasana in German

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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

Vētrāsana (ವೇತ್ರಾಸನ):—[noun] = ವೇತ್ರವಿಷ್ಟರ [vetravishtara].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vetra, Asana.

Starts with: Vetrasanasina.

Full-text: Vetrasanasina, Vetra, Bhati, Kandukasana, Loka.

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