Dwipāda Viparita Dandāsana

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (Sanskrit: द्विपादविपरीतदण्डासन; IAST: Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana) or Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose is an asana and is a combination of Sirsasana (headstand) and Urdhva Dhanurasana (upward facing bow pose).

Etymology

The name comes from the Sanskrit words dwi (द्वि, dvi) meaning "two", pada (पद, pāda) meaning "foot", viparita (विपरीत, viparīta) meaning "inverted", danda (दण्डा, daṇḍā) meaning "staff", and asana (आसन, āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".

Variations

Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana

See also

• Urdhva Dhanurasana
• List of asanas

References

• John Schumacher (1 March 2011). "Intelligence in Action". Active Interest Media (Yoga Journal). Retrieved 2011-11-21. (PDF).

Further reading

• Iyengar, B. K. S. (1 October 2005). Illustrated Light On Yoga. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-81-7223-606-9. Retrieved 9 April 2011. Search this book on
• Mittra, Dharma (1 April 2003). Asanas. New World Library. ISBN 978-1-57731-402-8. Retrieved 11 November 2011. Search this book on

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