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Body Parts in Sanskrit — 50 Names with Meaning and Pronunciation

Sanskrit Body Part Names — Head to Toe

Each section below covers a region of the body. The "Note" column highlights English words derived from the same Indo-European root — these connections show that English and Sanskrit are cousins in the same language family. Start learning Sanskrit and these patterns appear everywhere.

Head and Face (शिरः — Śiraḥ)

Devanagari	Transliteration	English	Note
शिरः / शीर्षम्	śiraḥ / śīrṣam	Head	Gives English cerebral (via Latin cerebrum, cognate)
ललाटम्	lalāṭam	Forehead	—
नेत्रम् / चक्षुः	netram / cakṣuḥ	Eye	Netra from nī (to lead/guide). English ocular is from Latin, but cakṣuḥ cognates with Greek opsis.
कर्णः	karṇaḥ	Ear	Cognate with English horn (hearing instrument) via PIE root
नासा / नासिका	nāsā / nāsikā	Nose	Direct cognate with Latin nasus, English nasal
मुखम्	mukham	Face / Mouth	Mukha (face/mouth) — gives English words via Sanskrit mukha = opening, mouth
ओष्ठः	oṣṭhaḥ	Lip	—
दन्तः	dantaḥ	Tooth	Direct cognate: Latin dens/dentis → English dental, dentist
जिह्वा	jihvā	Tongue	—
कण्ठः	kaṇṭhaḥ	Throat / Neck	—

Upper Body and Torso (वक्षः — Vakṣaḥ)

Devanagari	Transliteration	English	Note
स्कन्धः	skandhaḥ	Shoulder	Also means trunk of a tree — a broad structural support
बाहुः / भुजः	bāhuḥ / bhujaḥ	Arm	Cognate with Latin bracchium (arm) — gives English brace, bracket
हस्तः / करः	hastaḥ / karaḥ	Hand	Hasta gives English "hasta la vista." Kara = both hand and ray of light — a hand reaches like a ray.
अङ्गुलिः	aṅguliḥ	Finger	Gives the English unit "inch" via Latin uncia/uncial
नखः	nakhaḥ	Nail / Claw	Cognate with English nail (fingernail) via PIE *nogh-
वक्षः	vakṣaḥ	Chest	Latin pectus is different, but vakṣas is the Vedic word used in descriptions of deities
हृदयम्	hṛdayam	Heart	Direct cognate with Greek kardia, Latin cor/cordis → English cardiac, courage, core, accord
उदरम्	udaram	Abdomen / Belly	Latin uterus shares the same PIE root
नाभिः	nābhiḥ	Navel / Naval	Cognate with English navel and Greek omphalos via PIE *nobh-
पृष्ठम्	pṛṣṭham	Back	—

Lower Body and Legs (पादः — Pādaḥ)

Devanagari	Transliteration	English	Note
पादः	pādaḥ	Foot / Leg	Latin pes/pedis → English pedal, pedestrian, expedition. Greek pous/podos.
जानु	jānu	Knee	Cognate with English knee, Latin genu → genus (bend), genuflect
जङ्घा	jaṅghā	Calf of the Leg	—
गुल्फः	gulphaḥ	Ankle	Possibly cognate with English gulp (the swallowing joint)
अङ्गुष्ठः	aṅguṣṭhaḥ	Thumb / Big toe	—

Internal Parts — Ayurvedic Anatomy

Devanagari	Transliteration	English	Note
अस्थि	asthi	Bone	Cognate with Latin os/ossis → English ossify, osseous
त्वक् / चर्मन्	tvak / carman	Skin	Carman → English vellum (parchment from skin) via Latin
रक्तम् / लोहितम्	raktam / lohitam	Blood	Rakta = red (from rañj = to colour red). Lohita = reddish.
शिरा	śirā	Vein / Artery	Used in Ayurvedic anatomy; śirā = channel, stream
मेदस्	medas	Fat / Marrow	One of the saptadhātus (seven bodily tissues) in Ayurveda

The Ayurvedic Body — Saptadhātu (Seven Tissues)

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian medical system, describes the body through the lens of Sanskrit. The saptadhātu (सप्तधातु — seven bodily tissues) are: rasa (plasma/lymph), rakta (blood), māṃsa (muscle), medas (fat), asthi (bone), majjā (marrow), and śukra (reproductive tissue). Each Sanskrit term carries both a biological meaning and a philosophical one — dhātu (धातु) itself means both "tissue" and "element/root" in Sanskrit grammar.

The concept of marma (मर्म) — vital points of the body — is uniquely Ayurvedic. There are 107 marmāṇi (vital points) mapped by Suśruta in his Suśruta Saṃhitā. The word marma comes from the root mṛ (to die) — these are the points where a blow can cause serious injury. Explore Sanskrit medical vocabulary on VedaLingo.

Sanskrit Body Words That Entered English

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हृदयम् (hṛdayam) → cardiac, courage, core (via Greek kardia, Latin cor)
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दन्तः (dantaḥ) → dental, dentist, indent (via Latin dens/dentis)
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नासा (nāsā) → nasal, nose (via Latin nasus)
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पादः (pādaḥ) → pedal, pedestrian, expedition, impede (via Latin pes/pedis)
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अस्थि (asthi) → ossify, osseous, osteoporosis (via Latin os/ossis, Greek osteon)
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नाभिः (nābhiḥ) → navel, nave (of a wheel) (via PIE *nobh-)
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जानु (jānu) → knee, genuflect, genuine (via Latin genu, PIE *genu-)