Pronounciation guide for asanas

[Guest guest]

Is there a pronouncation guide available for the Sanskirt names of the ashtanga

yoga poses?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Jack

[Guest guest]

I think there is a good guide on how to pronounce the Sanskrit names of the

asanas in the American edition of B.K.S. Iyengar's "Light on Yoga".

[Guest guest]

Excellent question. Have been wishing for

something like that for a long time. I don't think any of

the Ashtanga books include pronunciation info. It

would be cool for someone who is expert on this to post

such a guide on their website.<br><br>There are a

couple of ways to go about getting this info.

<br><br>One way would be to get a book that has the names of

the postures shown with all of the markings and then

figure out each one individually using some kind of

guide to Sanskrit pronunciation. Richard Freeman's site

has links to lots of Sanskrit info on the web:

<a href=http://www.yogaworkshop.com/links.htm

target=new>http://www.yogaworkshop.com/links.htm</a><br>Lino Miele's book may be

the only Ashtanga book that

has the markings on all the names. I can't verify

shining_skull's suggestion on Light on Yoga, as I have only the

older (1966) edition. It does not seem to have

pronunciation info but does have markings on the names. Does

not have all the postures from Ashtanga

though.<br><br>Another way to get this would be to get a video or two

and see how the teacher says the names. Or just go to

some classes. Of course whoever you are listening to

may not have them all right and also you can get the

wrong idea just because of someone's own accents or

inflections.<br><br>There is a guide to Sanskrit pronunciation in

Desikachar's Heart of Yoga. <br><br>Anyone know of other

sources for this?

[Guest guest]

Shining,<br><br>Can you be more specific, i.e. page number. I looked quickly and

saw explanations of meaning but not pronunciation

guides.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Jim

[Guest guest]

Another option might be an audio tape I own

myself, and which is quite impressive:<br><br>"101 Yoga

Flashcards and Audio Tape" by Ramanand Patel and Beatrice

Briggs.<br><br>You can order it online at

<a href=http://www.yoga.com/roots/yoga/store/yogatools.htm#flash

target=new>http://www.yoga.com/roots/yoga/store/yogatools.htm#flash</a> .

<br><br>It's still in the context of iyengar

yoga though, and it does not have the names of all

astanga postures. However, it gives a good idea about the

pronounciation of Sanskrit names.

[Guest guest]

*I think* to have read somewhere that the

American edition of Iyengar's "Light on Yoga" has a

pronounciation guide at the end of the book. Maybe I was wrong.

Sorry.<br><br>I myself have only the German edition, which does

not have such a guide.<br><br>But Mira Mehta's "Yoga

- The Iyengar Way" has a section that explains

quite well the pronunciation of Sanskrit.

[Guest guest]

i stay in Denmark but basically i am from india and i can speak little sanskrit.

If i can be of any help regarding pronunciation then u all can ask me and i

shall be at ur service.<br><br>Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Richard Freeman includes a booklet with his Primary Series Video which includes

a brief guide to Sanskrit pronunciation.