Chaturanga

Its author, Chanakya, describes chess as a game of war strategy, known as chaturanga, played on an 8-by-8 board. ❋ Jan (2008)

For many, it takes years of practice to get to the point that we don't obsess over the lines appearing on the corners of our eyes, or lament the injury that has us refraining from chaturanga for a few months. ❋ Alanna Kaivalya (2012)

Dressed in a silk dress by the French couture house Vionnet and Chanel fingerless gloves that showcased her yoga-enhanced chaturanga arms, Madonna was perched on a Louis XVI-inspired settee in the Royal suite at the Waldorf-Astoria—where the Duke and Duchess of Windsor once lived in New York—as several of her favorite gardenia-scented Diptyque candles burned during a recent interview. ❋ Rachel Dodes (2012)

Teachers emphasize clearing the mind and use yoga terms like "chaturanga arms." ❋ Katherine Rosman (2011)

Take chaturanga, the yoga push-up that targets the triceps. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nor did I know that it originated in India, evolving from a game called chaturanga. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Image from Metropolitan Museum of Art, shows the Persian wiseman Bujhimir successfully explaining how the game of chaturanga is played before the Persian court and the Indian ambassador. ❋ Jan (2008)

After my sixth chaturanga an elegant push-up followed by downward dog, I was well-acquainted with my body's shortcomings. ❋ Amberly McAteer (2011)

In "chaturanga", pooches are made to sit with their front paws in the air; in sun salutation, owners lift dogs on to their hind legs; in "shavasana", they are laid down on their backs, etc. ❋ Geoffrey Lean (2011)

It is also a lot easier to forgo that 12th chaturanga (a slow drop into push-up position) when you're alone, with no instructor egging you on. ❋ By LIZETTE ALVAREZ (2010)

Calling his mission "yoga for the Everyman," Mr. Romanelli, 36, plays Grateful Dead songs during class, wears sweat pants rather than spandex, and has already experimented with offering chocolate truffles after chaturanga instruction. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Watch for the miniature schnauzer doing the chaturanga pose.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

From these words, we get the words for "check" and "checkmate." four-player chaturanga, if you want. ❋ Unknown (2009)