Where does “salabhasana” come from?

salabhasana (English) comes from Sanskrit शलभ, from Sanskrit शरभ — a sharabha mythical half-lion half-bird that slays lions; in later literature an eight-legged deer.

salabhasana (English): The locust pose, a back-bending yoga asana

Definitions

  1. The locust pose, a back-bending yoga asana

Ancestry of “salabhasana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशलभlocust; grasshopper; cricket
2Sanskritशरभa sharabha mythical half-lion half-bird that slays lions; in later literature an eight-legged deer
Every word from Sanskrit शरभ →Every word from Sanskrit शलभ →