page_title: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
section_title: Etymology and origins
hierarchical_section_title: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana / Etymology and origins
caption_attribution_description: English: Kamapithasana (Setubandhasana) from Sritattvanidhi manuscript by Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
context_page_description: Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana, Shoulder supported bridge or simply Bridge, also called Setu Bandhāsana, is an inverted back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
context_section_description: The pose is named from the Sanskrit words सेतु Setu, a bridge; बन्ध Bandha, caught; सर्वा Sarva, all; ङ्ग Anga, limb; and आसन Asana, seat or posture. 
  The pose appears as "Kāmapīṭhāsana" in the 19th century Sritattvanidhi (written before 1868).
caption: "Kāmapīṭhāsana" from Sritattvanidhi. 19th century
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