Utthita Trikonasana

उत्थित त्रिकोणासन

Utthita Trikoṇāsana

Triangle-pose

Utthita (उत्थित, Utthita) = extended, spread
Trikona (त्रिकोण, Trikoṇa) = triangle
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = pose, posture, seat
Utthita Trikonasana (उत्थितत्रिकोणासन, Utthita-Trikoṇāsana) = triangle pose

Vinyāsa	breath	Dṛṣṭi	explanation of movement
1	IN	hastāgre	stepping right foot back, right foot 90 degree angle (toes point straight/forward), left foot turns slightly in, extend arms out
2	EX	pādayoragre	grab right big toe (thumb from outside, index- and middle-finger from inside)
	IN	hastāgre	drishti towards raised hand
	5BR	hastāgre	Utthita Trikonasana (उत्थित त्रिकोणासन, Utthita Trikoṇāsana) (right side)
	EX	pādayoragre	drishti down
3	IN	hastāgre	square up, turn, extend arms to side
4	EX	pādayoragre	grab left big toe, (thumb from outside, index- and middle-finger from inside)
	IN	hastāgre	drishti towards raised hand
	5BR	hastāgre	Utthita Trikonasana (उत्थित त्रिकोणासन, Utthita Trikoṇāsana) (left side)
	EX	pādayoragre	drishti down
5	IN	nāsāgre	square off to side, turn
-	EX	nāsāgre	stepping to front of the mat Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ)

legend for the Vinyāsa table:

The grey part of the table is performed in Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga practice.
Yellow marked is the position depicted on the photo.
Vinyāsa:1 = ekam; 2 = dve; 3 = trīṇi; 4 = catvāri; 5 = pañca; 6 = ṣaṭ; 7 = sapta; 8 = aṣṭau; 9 = nava; 10 = daśa; 11 = ekādaśa; 12 = dvādaśa; 13 = trayodaśa; 14 = caturdaśa; 15 = pañcadaśa; 16 = ṣoḍaśa; 17 = saptadaśa; 18 = aṣṭadaśa; 19 = ekonavimśatiḥ; 20 = vimśatiḥ; 21 = ekāvimśatiḥ; 22 = dvāvimśatiḥ; 23 = trayovimśatiḥ; 24 = caturvimśatiḥ; 25 = pañcavimśatiḥ; 26 = ṣoḍavimśatiḥ; 27 = saptavimśatiḥ; 28 = aṣṭovimśatiḥ
breath: IN = Inhalation; EX = exhalation; 5BR = five breaths
Dṛṣṭi: nāsāgre = to the nose; añguṣṭhamadhye = to the middle of the thumb; bhrūmadhye = in the middle of the eye brows; nābicakre = to the navel; ūrdhvadṛṣṭi = upwards; hastāgre = to the tip of the hand; pādayoragre = to the tip of the foot; pārśvadṛṣṭi = sidewards

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