Astanga or Ashtanga (aṣṭāṅga) is a Sanskrit compound translating to "having eight limbs or components". It may refer to: Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga), the eight limbs of yoga as defined by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras Raja yoga, Vivekananda's popularisation of Ashtanga Yoga Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, a style of asana-based modern yoga founded and developed by K. Pattabhi Jois Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, divided into eight limbs