आसन
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
आसन • (āsan) m
- sitting
- mode of sitting, posture, attitude, position
- seat, place, stool
- a small carpet or deer-skin on which Hindus sit during prayer
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आसन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.
Sanskrit[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
आसन • (āsana) n
- seat, chair
- a comfortable position
- sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting
- sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees
- halting, stopping, encamping
- abiding, dwelling
- seat, place, stool
- the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits
- maintaining a post against an enemy
Declension[edit]
| 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[edit]
- Czech: ásana
- English: asana
- Finnish: asana
- German: Asana
- Hindi: आसन (āsan)
- Hungarian: ászana
- Russian: асана (asana)
References[edit]
- Cappeller, Carl A Sanskrit-English dictionary Bostin, Ginn and Co., 1891.
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 159
