Hello, and happy Sanskrit Friday!
My apologies for not posting last week. I taught a few volunteer classes and ended up traveling a whole lot on Thursday and Friday. We will continue to learn animal and anatomy words over the next few months!
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Today's word is गरुड. It's pronounced like "guh-rood" and best translates to eagle in English. While writing this post I discovered that the eagle most closely associated with garuda is the brahminy kite, native to the Indian subcontinent. You can read more about the mythical bird Garuda here.
-----Pronunciation----- Listen and hear the Sanskrit pronunciation below.
You see the word used in combination with असन (asana, or pose) to make garudasana, Eagle Pose. Guh-roo-dahsana. This is a great balancing pose and good for cyclists. It's one of the few poses that works adduction of the hip joints, which feels really nice if you've been sitting all day. Wikipedia has a photo up to show you how it looks:
Thanks for reading. You've got another Sanskrit word under your belt! For tips on learning how to read and write in Sanskrit in its native script, read my post here.
Thank you! Until next week.
नमस्ते,
Tyler
My apologies for not posting last week. I taught a few volunteer classes and ended up traveling a whole lot on Thursday and Friday. We will continue to learn animal and anatomy words over the next few months!
Today's word is गरुड. It's pronounced like "guh-rood" and best translates to eagle in English. While writing this post I discovered that the eagle most closely associated with garuda is the brahminy kite, native to the Indian subcontinent. You can read more about the mythical bird Garuda here.
-----Pronunciation----- Listen and hear the Sanskrit pronunciation below.
You see the word used in combination with असन (asana, or pose) to make garudasana, Eagle Pose. Guh-roo-dahsana. This is a great balancing pose and good for cyclists. It's one of the few poses that works adduction of the hip joints, which feels really nice if you've been sitting all day. Wikipedia has a photo up to show you how it looks:
Thanks for reading. You've got another Sanskrit word under your belt! For tips on learning how to read and write in Sanskrit in its native script, read my post here.
Thank you! Until next week.
नमस्ते,
Tyler
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