Sanskrit for Yogis
Read Devanagari, pronounce every yoga word correctly and understand the mantras you chant, word by word
Complete Devanagari tables, a pronunciation key written for English speakers and the basic sandhi rules let you read any āsana name and say it the way it is said in India. Eleven mantras, from the Gāyatrī to Oṃ saha nāvavatu, are given in Devanagari and IAST with a word-by-word translation of our own and their textual source, plus a themed glossary of 386 yoga terms and exercises with answers.
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Inside the book
- Why Sanskrit, and a short history
- Devanagari, the script of the gods' city
- Pronouncing Sanskrit: the IAST key
- Sandhi: how words melt into each other
- Reading the name of an āsana
- Numbers, from one to one hundred and eight
- The mantras of yoga, word by word
- Exercises in reading and writing, with answers
- Summary: the essentials on one page
- Glossary of 386 yoga terms
- Sources
Who it is for
- Yoga practitioners who want to pronounce posture names and chants correctly
- Yoga teachers and teacher-training students who use Sanskrit in class
- Anyone who chants mantras and wants to know what each word means and where it comes from
- Travellers preparing a stay in an Indian ashram, in Rishikesh or elsewhere
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A PDF you download right after payment; the link is also emailed to you. PDF of 47 pages, readable on any phone, tablet or computer, printable in A4 or Letter.
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Yes. The pages are A4 and print well on Letter paper too; keep it open on your mat.
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Which language is it in?
This edition is in English. Yogide also publishes it in French.
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Is the Sanskrit translation yours?
Quotations of the ancient texts are either our own translations or public-domain editions, always named. We never copy a modern copyrighted translation.
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