Sankatasana, Sa峁卥a峁乻ana, Sankata-asana: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
: archive.org: Gheranda SamhitaSa峁卥a峁乻ana (啶膏啷嵿啶熰ぞ啶膏え) or Sa峁僰a峁乻ana is one of the thirty-two 腻蝉补苍补蝉 (postures) taught in the second chapter of the Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩: 鈥淧lacing the part below the left knee on the ground and, encircling the left foot with the right leg, place the hands on the knees. This is called Sa峁卥a峁乻ana鈥�.
Sa峁卥a峁乻ana is one of the selected 32 postures amongs 8,400,000 total mentioned by 艢iva, according to Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩 2.1-2, 鈥淚n all, there are as many 膧sanas as species of animals. Eighty-four lacs of them are mentioned by 艢iva. Out of them, 84 are regarded as important and among these 84, again 32 are good (enough) in this world of mortal beings鈥�.
The 17th-century Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩 (mentioning 蝉补峁卥补峁璦-腻蝉补苍补) is one of the three classic texts of 贬补峁环补-测辞驳补: a major branch of Yoga, sharing similarities with the Yoga system taught by 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈, though claiming its own mythical founder known as 惭补迟蝉测别苍诲谤补苍腻迟丑补. This 驳丑别谤补峁囜笉补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 is an encyclopedic Sanskrit treatise describing thirty two such 腻蝉补苍补蝉.
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 腻蝉补苍补蝉 (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Partial matches: Sankata, Asana.
Full-text: Samkatasana.
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