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noun
The pose wherein the body is completely inverted, and held upright supported by the forearms, while the crown of the head rests on the floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: yoga
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Sanskrit शीर्षासन (śīrṣāsana), from शीर्ष (śīrṣa, “head, skull”) + आसन (āsana, “seat, chair; sitting, way of sitting”).
