Sanskrit Friday: Pigeon (कपोत) + An Announcement

Happy Sanskrit Friday!

I'm happy to announce I'm hosting a tw-hour workshop on the Sounds of Sanskrit on Saturday, October 12th from 2-4pm at Be Love Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma! I'm really excited.

In this 2-hour workshop we will demystify the pronunciation, sounds, and meanings of Sanskrit words to enhance and deepen your practice. No knowledge of Sanskrit is necessary. Just bring yourself. Thank you, hope to see you there.

Sanskrit Workshop at Be Love

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Today's word is कपोत. It's pronounced kuh-poht-ah-sun and means pigeon in English.

 -----Pronunciation----- Listen and hear the Sanskrit pronunciation below.



You see the word used in combination with असन (asana, or pose) to make कपोतासन, kapotasana or pigeon pose. Sometimes this pose is called one footed king pigeon, or king pigeon. It's all the same pose, perhaps done to varying degrees. The full form is as shown  below, but the most common expression we see is without bending the leg and reaching for it. Here are the other variations with a breakdown of the Sanskrit:

• कपोतासन kapotasana = kapota + asana = "pigeon pose"
• एक पाद राजकपोतासन  eka pada rajakapotasana = eka + pada + raja + kapota + asana = "one foot king pigeon pose"
• राजकपोतासन rajakapotasana = "king pigeon pose"

The "full" expression of pigeon pose

Sanskrit is the universal language of yoga and connects us all together. 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.

Until next week. नमस्ते,

Tyler