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Posture:
Akarna-dhanura-asana
The Shooting-bow Pose
Translation:
The Sanskrit word karna means ear and the prefix "a" means
near to or towards. Dhanur means bow-shaped, curved or bent.
The "bow" here referred to is a bow as in "bow and arrow."
Literally we could translate this as the near-the-ear bow
posture but because of the obvious appearance of the posture
we'll call it the shooting bow posture.
Pronunciation: ah-car-nah da-noor ah-sa-na
Difficulty: (6) Requires flexibility of hips and legs
