How important is it to know yoga terminology in hindi?

I am a Kinesiology major, one of my classes involves yoga, aerobics and .. I do not remember the last part. But anyway I have a test Tuesday on the yoga segment and my professor wants us to know the hindi terms (which none of us in the class speak) yet be able to define / explain them in english. (which is a second language for some in the class) Is it really that important?

I truly have no idea what your course requirements are/should be.
However, here are a few links that list out the main/common terms in Yoga along with their meaning as well as the context at times.
Try to recall some of the terms that you've been taught in class & make an attempt to understand & learn. No harm in that if that's what the professor wants. Focus only on what you Have done in class & ignore all the rest of the terms/meanings. A teacher will generally give you credit for the sincere attempt made…

http://www.the-yoga-place.com/terms.html — common Yoga terms & their meaning
http://www.flashmavi.com/yoga_terminolog…
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yoga-dictiona…
http://www.yogamovement.com/resources/gl…
http://yoga.about.com/od/howtospeakyoga/…
http://www.yogaglossary.com/

Hope this helps
All the very best always

Opinions regarding the importance aside, I assume you have little choice if you want to pass the class.

I wonder if you what you refer to are the Sanskrit names for yoga poses.

Examples: Downward Facing Dog pose in Sanskrit is "Adho Mukha Svanasana;"
Cobra pose is "Bhujangasana"

I'd think it unlikely your instructor wants you to memorize ALL pose names in Sanskrit — there's quite a few.
Hopefully s/he gave you some indication which are expected to be known.
Perhaps the most common ones that might be encountered in a Beginner's level yoga class?

Sanskrit is a very structured,consistentt language.
Notice in the two examples above, the names end in the suffix "-asana," which can be translated in English as "seat", meaning "pose."

All Sanskrit pose names end in -asana.

Balasana: bala = child, thus Childs pose
Padmasana: padma = lotus, thus Lotus pose
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana : Eka = one, Pada = foot or leg, Raja = king, kapota = pigeon or dove,
thus one Legged King Pigeon pose

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_yog…

Namaste',
dwb

How important is it to know yoga terminology in hindi?

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