Lie down on the back. Place either foot behind the head. Take the toes with the opposite hand and strethch the other hand and foot out. This is Anantasana, the asana of the endless. - Similar to Suptapadangusthasana, Bhairavasana
Having made the body like a corpse, keep the knees together and bring them up to the navel. Wrap the arms around the neck and rock back and forth. This is Uttanasan, facing up asana.
Lie on the back. Place one leg behind the head. Place the hand from the opposite side at the base of the ear. Place the elbow of the same side as bent leg o the floor and straighten the arm and the leg. This is ankusasana, the elephant goad. - This is Bhairavasana.
Lie on the back. Place the two elbows on the ground and the hands on the buttocks. Lift the head, thighs, calves and feet. This is naukasana, the boat. - This is Navasana, Boat Pose. Looks like Ardha Navasana
Lying on the back, place the palms of the hands on the soles of the feet on the floor. Then raise up the middle portion of the body. This is paryankasana, the couch. - This looks more like Urdhva Dhanursana
From Vetrasana (9) withdraw the hands and feet and bring them upwards. Allow the spine to come to the floor. This is kandukasana, the ball.
Like naukāsana (4) but on one side, place the neck, shoulders and elbows on the ground and the feet in the air like the head. This is dhavajasana, the banner. - Similar to parsvasarvangasana.
Place the neck and head on the ground and lift the feet off the ground. This is narakasana, the asana of hell. - this looks like VipareetaKarani
From paryankasana (5), bring the hands and feet together. This becomes vetrasana, the reed.
Lie on the back. Place the soles of the feet on the ground and stand up. This is vrkasana, the wolf. - the illustration seems to be without knowledge of the asana tradition.
Lie on the back keeping the legs together and stretched out. Keep the buttocks on the ground and place the hands on the neck. Then remain and perform kubmhaka. This is parighasana the iron doorlock.
Lie on the stomach keeping the navel on the ground. Support the body with the two hands like posts and then whistle. This is sarpasana, the serpent. - In GS II 42,43 Bhujangasana.
Lie on the stomach. Place the toes and the palms of the hands on the floor, raise the buttocks and let hte head hang down between the arms, the nose on the ground where the navel was originally. Bring hte nose forward as far as the palms of the hands. This hsould be repeated again and again. This is gajasana, the elephant. - adhomukhasvanasana.
Lie face down. Bring hte two elbows up by the sides and place the palms of the hands on the ground. Raise the body up again and again. This is matsyasana, the fish. - GS II.21 But the form illustrated is different.
In the gajasana (13) position, he should bring his head again and again towards the right and left armpit. This is taraksavana, the hyena.
Lie on the back. Place the elbows on the navel. Then stretch each hand up within a thumb's breadth from the nose lifting the hips ups with that movement. This is parasvadhasana, the axe.
From narakasana (8), bring hte feet down to the floor at the level of the nose and stretch the two hands together on the floor from the neck. This is langalasana, the plough. - Halasana
With each leg contracted in turn, he should do gajasana (13). This is rksasana, the bear.
Lie on the back. Bring the knees up to the chest wrapping hte arms around the thighs and the calves. Then roll to the left and the right. This is drsadasana, the stone.
Lie on the back. Throw the feet over the head and place them on the floor such that the body becomes face down. Then this should be repeated from the face-down position. This is lunthasana, the rolling asana. - Lolasana
Lie on the back. Place the soles of the feet and the elbows on the ground and lift the buttocks up. This is trikutasana, the asana of the three peaks.
While standing, touch each buttock by lifting hte heel to that repeatedly. This is sanksvasana, the arrow.
From rajasana position, bring each leg forward and rotate it. This is rathasana, the chariot. - Type of movement taught in Okiyoga, repetitive rotations of the joints.
Standing in gajasana (13), bend the knees again and again. This becomes Sasasana, the horn. - Appears to be a variation of kneebends.
Standing in gajasana (13), throw the legs in the air and touch the ground with the head. This is ajasana, the goat. - appears to be a handstand movement called adhomukavrksasana.
Place the hands on the foerarms up to the elbow on the ground. Draw the knees up to the navel and remain in that position. This is catakasana, the sparrow.
Place the hands and forearms as in catakasana (26). Touch the ears with the knees and hold the arms iwth the thighs. This is kakasana, the crow. - Variation of Bakasana
Place the feet in padmasana (79), the lotus. Place the hands on the floor and lift the feet upwards in padmasana. This is bharadvajasna the crow pheasant. - This asana seems closer to padmamayurasana.
Take the Kakasana (27) position. Keep the thighs and calves together and raise the back end up. This is tittiryasana, the red-wattled lapwing. - seems to be gandabherundasana.
Place the hands on the ground. Draw the knees in towards the navel holding the thighs and calves up. This is bakasana, the heron.
Place the head on the ground. Raise the feet up. This is the headstand, kapalasana. - centre of pre-modern yoga representing the reversal of the body.
Place the palms of the hand on the ground. Place the elbows on the navel and hold the body up. This is mayurasana, the peacock. - HP I.31 GS 11.30
Place the feet on the thighs, each foot on the opposite side. Cross the hands behind the back and take hold of the toes. This is baddhapadmasana, the bound lotus.
Do saralasana face downwards. Place the feet on the ground and stand up. This is khadgasana, the sword.
Take the arghyasana position. Place the palms of the hands on the ground. This is cakrasana, the wheel. - No known as Bhuja Vrischikasana
Take the padmasana (79) position. Place the arms between the thighs and the legs onto the floor. This is kukkutsana, the rooster. - HP I.23 GS II.31
Place the knees together on the ground. Stand upright on them and clasp the arm with the opposite hands. This is vanarasana, the monkey.
Take the position viparitartyasana (90). Touch the nose on the ground and bring it up again. This is syenasana, the hawk.
Place hte ankle of the other foot at the base of the thigh and the same knee on the heel. Bring the hands together. This is garudasana, the eagle. - GS II.37 Entirely different asana with same name.
Place the elbows on the ground. Hold the chin with the hands. This is Sulasana, the spike. - Sayanasana
Grasp the soles of the feet with the palms of the hands and then walk. This is padukasana, the sandal asana. - Padahastasana with no tradition of walking. could be coming from ingigenous vyayama systems (wrestling)
Lie on the stomach and place the hands by the hips. Stretch the legs back together and wriggle fotward like a snake. This is sarpasana, the snake. - the way bhujangasana is performed here it unknown.
Twine the legs together and place them on the floor. Sit on them with the thighs and then the buttocks. This is parvatasana, the mountain. - Similar to Goraksasana. Found in Visnudevananda's book First step to Higher Yoga.
Place the hands on the ground and the knees on the shoulders. Raise the ankles and the thighs. This is malasana, the garland.- What we know as Tittibhasana
Take the kukkutasana (36) position. Bring the thighs to the shoulders This is hamSasana, the goose. - kukkutasana known today
Push the shoulder up as high as the head. This is dvisirsasana, the two head asana.
Place the feet on the ground. Place both knees by the chest and the hands backward binding the thighs together with the ankles. This is pāśāsana, the noose.
Place each foot in the armpit. This is ucchirshakasana, the cushion. - The asana form could be compared to yogadandasana.
Take kukkutasana (36) position. Ascend a rope with the two hands. This is urnanabhyasa, the spider web. - Rope asana
Place the soles of the feet flat on the floor. Place the elbows between the knees and grasp the ankles with the hands. This is grahasana, the planet.
Place one foot on the ground. Bring the buttocks to the level of the knee. The second foot should be placed on the knee. This is vimalasana, the asana of purity.
Place the chin on the navel. This is kubjasana, the humpback.
Bring the heels together. Lower the buttocks to the level of the knees. This is utpidasana, the press.
Stand on the toes and stretch the arms in the air. This is ustrasana, the camel. - the form is not how we practice ustrasana now
Stand on the foot with the other raised. This is tandavasana, the asana of the fierce dance of Siva.
Hold the tip of one foot and keep that leg stiff and straight. Stand on the other leg and rotate quickly. This is dhruvasana, the pole star. - Known as utthitahastapadangushasana
Keep the feet flat on the floor. Bring the hands down backwards as far as the knees. This is kapotasana, the pigeon. - This form is not as we know Kapotasana today
Place the right ankle on the left backside and the left on the right backside. This is dhenukasana, the cow.
Place one foot on one thigh and sit on the other normally. This is svastikasana, the auspicious.
Hold the top of a rope with the toes and the lower part with the hands ascending (upside down) . This is trnajalukasana, the caterpillar.
Stand up straight. Raise the arms again and again. This is musalasana, the pestle.
Place one foot on the neck and stand up. This is trivikramasana, the asana of the three steps of Vishnu. - Durvasana
Take hold of a rope with two hands and bring the feet through the hands above the head and onto the floor again and again. This is parosnyasana, the cockroach.
Place the left ankle on the right knee and the right ankle on the left knee. Do the sacrificial altar reversal. Place the eyes between the eyebrows. This is yogasana. - yogamudra (Shambhavi mudra)
Support the body on a rope running under the navel. This is dandasana, the stick. - Similar to Chaturangadandasana
Place the elbows and knees on the ground, the hands on the head and the heels on the buttocks. This is varahasana, the boar.
Open the closed fists between the thighs and knees and take hold of a rope with them of a rope with them. Hold a weight in the teeth and ascend the rope. This is krauncasana, the crane. - not the same pose known by that name
Press the perineum with one heel and the penis with the other. This is vajrasana, the diamond. - Siddhasana, one of the heels is set at the root of the penis, we can understand why it is called Vajrasana GS 11.12 as having feet on either side of the buttocks.
Jumping up, kick the buttocks with the heels. This is harinasana. the deer.
Lie down on the floor like a corpse. This is savasana.
Grasp a rope with the hands and then place the feet on them . This is sukasana, the parrot.
Grabbing a rope with one hand, ascend. This is vrntasana, the caterpillar.
Put the little fingers on the ground and place the feet on top of them. Move the body like a horse. This is asvasadhanasana, the horse maker.
Stretch the two legs to the side. This is uttanapadasana, the asana with the legs outstretched. - Samakonasana, also found as a different asana in First steps to Higher Yoga.
Place the right hand on the right knee and the left hand on the left knee. Do the saccid mudra. Keep the eyes half closed. This is sukhasana, the asana of happiness
Place the left ankle on the right side of the perineum and the right ankle on the left side. Place the hands with extended fingers on the knees and gaze at the tip of the nose with the mouth open. This is simhasana, the lion. - HP II.50-52 GS II.14,15
Place the left ankle on the right side of the perineum and the right on the left side of the perineum. Hold the sides of the feet firmly with the two hands. This is bhadrasana, the fortunate asana. - HP 1.53 & 54 and GS II.9 & 10.
Place one foot on the thigh and the other foot on the other thigh. This is Virasana, the asana of the hero.
Put the right leg over the left thigh and the left leg over the right thigh. Cross the hands inversely and take hold of the big toe firmly. Place the chin firmly on the chest and look at the tip of the nose. This is padmasana, the lotus.
Place the left ankle below the penis and the right above it. Maintain balance and look at the space between the eyebrows. This is siddhasana, the asana of accomplishment.
Lie on the back. Place the hands together behind the neck. Keep the elbows together and the buttocks on the ground. Stretch one leg out and rotate the other to the left and the right. This is Vrsapadaksepasana, kicking the bull-foot.
Take the position of svottanasana (the upside-down dog) . Touch the ears with the knees one by one. This is the upside-down cat, marjarottanasana.
Lie on the back. Put the turned up hands on the feet and raise the back side up. This is kamapithasana, the seat of love. - Seems to be Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Having taken the position of naukasana (4) , bring the tips of the feet upwards. This is the horizontal boat, tiryannaukasana.
Place the feet in padmasana (79) , and push the hands between the thighs and the knees and hold the neck. This is uttanakurmasana, the tortoise on his back. - Garbhapindasana
Place the calves on the floor, then bring the calves and the thighs (the belly of the leg) together and lift the backbone again and again. This is viratasana, the asana of the end.
Take gajasana (13) position. Strike the floor with each arm. This is the ram, mesasana.
Place the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet on the floor. Raise up and fall on the floor again and again. This is kukkutodanasana, the flying rooster.
Put one leg on the neck and the other on top of that. Support the body with the two hands. This is Aranyacatakasana, the forest sparrow. - Dvipadasirsasana
Place the hands on the ground and bring the feet up into the air. Dance on the hands. This is vipantanrtyasana, the reverse dance.
Place the heels on the ground. Grip the ankles with the two hands. This is kadambasana, the goose.
Pass the hands between the thighs and over the buttocks. Stand on the feet on the floor. This is kancyasana, the hip girdle. - Malasana
Place the hands on the ground. Hold the legs stiffly. This is parpatasana, the medicinal herb. - Dandasana
Place the hands on the floor. Hold the legs stiffly and make the body shake. This is prenkhasana, the shaker.
Place one foot on the ground and the other on the thigh. This should be repeated again and again . This is the half moon, ardhacandrasana.
Step three hasta-s (a hasta is the distance from the tip of the finger to the elbow) from the wall. Touch the wall with the chest and exhale again and again. This is alingasana, the embracer.
Embrace one knee on the chest. balalingasana.
Stretch the hands out and rotate them. This is kulalacakrasana, the potter's wheel.
Place the buttocks on a rope and remain stiff as a stick. This is bharasana, the load.
Holding a rope with two hands, ascend. This is naradasana. Notes: Narada is a mythological figure considered to be a celestial busybody.
Take padmasana (79) position. Ascend a rope with the two hands. This is svargasana, the asana of heaven.
Place the left heel on the navel and the other foot on the thigh. Wrap the left hand and arm around the right knee and take hold of the toes of the left foot. This is matsyendrapithasana, the throne of Matsyendra. - HP 1.26. GS II.22, 23 Matsyendrasana
Draw the feet together and draw the toes into the base of the body. Bring the heels under the penis. Bring the soles of the feet together. This is yonyasana, the womb. - Mulabhandasana GSIII.33-38
Place the soles of the feet on the ground and bring the knees to the base of the ears. This is utkatasana, the haughty. - Different asanas in GS II.27 and First steps to Higher Yoga
Bring the heels onto the navel and then bring the thighs toge ther. This is suktyasana, the womb. - Comparable to Kadambasana
Sit down and stand up again and again. This is utthanotthanasana, standing repeatedly. - knee bends in wrestler manuals
Stretch one foot out and press the perineum with the heel of the other foot. Extend the arms and grip the toes of the foot. Place the head above the : knee. This is ardhapascimottanasana, the half back stretcher.
Take the pascimottanasana position. Place one foot behind the neck. This is urdhvapascimottanasana, the upper back stretcher.
Take the tips of the toes with the two hands and touch the ears with the toes. This is dhanurasana, the bow. - Akarnadhanurasana
Hold the testicles and penis firmly between the legs and stand up. This is kaupinasana, the oriental jock strap.
Take the mayurasana (32) position. Hold the wrist of one hand with the other hand. This is pangumayurasana, the lame peacock.
Take kukkutasana (36) position. Take the wrist of one hand with the other hand and raise the body with one hand. This is pangukukkutasana, the lame rooster.
Stretch the legs like a stick on the ground and hold the toes with the hands. Then rest the forehead on the knees. This is garbhasana, the embryo. - Paschimottanasana GS II.26 HP I.28
Lie face down. Cross the heels and take hold of the toes with the hands and roll. This is nyubjasana, the face-down asana. - Similar to Dhanurasana
Lie face down. Bring the two heels to the neck grasping the ankles with the hands. This is padahastasamyogasana, the hand and foot connection asana. - Could be Kurmasana
Bind the fingers of the two hands. Pass the whole body through the arms and then wring the body. This is hastangulibaddhasana, the bound finger asana.
Place the knee in front of one side of the chest. Place the ankle in front of the other. Hold it with the hand. This is hrjjanusamyogasana,the heart-knee connection asana. - Used as preliminary movement for loosening the hips for padmasana and eka pada sirsasana
Take the prenkhasana (94) position. Bring the feet over the head keeping the buttocks on the ground. This is prenkhasana, the shaker.
Bind the two hands together. Hop in and out leaping beyond the body. This is uddanasana, the flying-up asana.
Strike the arms. Strike the thighs. Strike the sides of the body and so on. Strike with the fist, the arm and the heel on the floor. This is kuttanatrayasana, the triple strike.
Fold the arms and the legs. Hold them up level and place a meditation band held by the loose fingers. This is yogapattasana. - These figures are seen elsewhere in sculpture and painting. Even though entirely out of use today, it appears that this was the alternative to the meditation positions for attaining stability and support for the back.
Place the knees on the ground and the two hands on the heart. This is anjalikasana, the asana of supplication. - This asana must have been considered a fitting mangalam for the end of the treatise. A similar asana called parvatasana.