"Sun Salutation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit सूर्यनमस्कार (sūryanamaskāra), from सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”) + नमस्कार (namaskāra, “respectful greetings”) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|sa|सूर्यनमस्कार}} Calque of Sanskrit सूर्यनमस्कार (sūryanamaskāra) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=Sun Salutation}} Sun Salutation
  1. A common series of asanas in yoga. Translations (series of asanas): সূর্য নমস্কার (śurjo nomoskar) (Bengali), 拜日式 (bài rì shì) (Chinese Mandarin), Sonnengruß (German), सूर्यनमस्कार (sūryanamaskār) (Hindi), सूर्य नमस्कार (sūrya namaskār) (Hindi), 太陽礼拝 (taiyō reihai) (Japanese), सूर्यनमस्कार (sūryanamaskāra) (Sanskrit), solhälsning [common-gender] (Swedish), சூரிய நமஸ்காரம் (cūriya namaskāram) (Tamil), سورج نمسکار (sūraj namaskār) (Urdu), سلامِ آفتاب (salam-e-aftab) (Urdu)
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