आसन

See also: आसान and आसानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑːsən]

Noun

आसन • (āsan) m

1. sitting.
2. mode of sitting, posture, attitude, position.
3. seat, place, stool.
   1. (Hinduism) a small carpet or deer-skin on which Hindus sit during prayer.
4. (yoga) asana.

Declension

Declension of आसन
	singular	plural
direct	आसन (āsan)	आसन (āsan)
oblique	आसन (āsan)	आसनों (āsnõ)
vocative	आसन (āsan)	आसनो (āsno)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आसन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “आसन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɑːsənə]

Noun

आसन • (āsana) n

1. seat, chair
2. a comfortable position
3. sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting
4. sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees
5. halting, stopping, encamping
6. abiding, dwelling
7. seat, place, stool
8. the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits
9. maintaining a post against an enemy

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आसन
Nom. sg.	आसनम् (āsanam)
Gen. sg.	आसनस्य (āsanasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आसनम् (āsanam)	आसने (āsane)	आसनानि (āsanāni)
Vocative	आसन (āsana)	आसने (āsane)	आसनानि (āsanāni)
Accusative	आसनम् (āsanam)	आसने (āsane)	आसनानि (āsanāni)
Instrumental	आसनेन (āsanena)	आसनाभ्याम् (āsanābhyām)	आसनैः (āsanaiḥ)
Dative	आसना (āsanā)	आसनाभ्याम् (āsanābhyām)	आसनेभ्यः (āsanebhyaḥ)
Ablative	आसनात् (āsanāt)	आसनाभ्याम् (āsanābhyām)	आसनेभ्यः (āsanebhyaḥ)
Genitive	आसनस्य (āsanasya)	आसनयोः (āsanayoḥ)	आसनानाम् (āsanānām)
Locative	आसने (āsane)	आसनयोः (āsanayoḥ)	आसनेषु (āsaneṣu)

Descendants

• Czech: ásana
• English: asana
• Finnish: asana
• German: Asana
• Hindi: आसन (āsan)
• Hungarian: ászana
• Russian: асана (asana)
• Telugu: ఆసనము (āsanamu)

References

• Cappeller, Carl A Sanskrit-English dictionary Bostin, Ginn and Co., 1891.
• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 159