आसन

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See also: आसान and आसानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.sən/,

Noun

आसन • (āsan) m (Urdu spelling آسَن)

  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 (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आसन
āsan 		आसन
āsan
oblique आसन
āsan 		आसनों
āsanõ
vocative आसन
āsan 		आसनो
āsano

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Pali

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Noun

आसन n

  1. Devanagari script form of āsana

Declension

Declension table of "आसन" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)आसनं (āsanaṃ)आसनानि (āsanāni)
Accusative (second)आसनं (āsanaṃ)आसनानि (āsanāni)
Instrumental (third)आसनेन (āsanena)आसनेहि (āsanehi) or आसनेभि (āsanebhi)
Dative (fourth)आसनस्स (āsanassa) or आसनाय (āsanāya) or आसनत्थं (āsanatthaṃ)आसनानं (āsanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)आसनस्मा (āsanasmā) or आसनम्हा (āsanamhā) or आसना (āsanā)आसनेहि (āsanehi) or आसनेभि (āsanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)आसनस्स (āsanassa)आसनानं (āsanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)आसनस्मिं (āsanasmiṃ) or आसनम्हि (āsanamhi) or आसने (āsane)आसनेसु (āsanesu)
Vocative (calling)आसन (āsana)आसनानि (āsanāni)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”) +‎ -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ḗsti, from *h₁ēs- (whence Sanskrit आस् (ās)). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἧμαι (hêmai, “to be seated”), Hittite (ēša), Hittite (āšzi).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

आसन • (ā́sana or āsaná) stem, 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
singular dual plural
nominative आसनम् (āsanam) आसने (āsane) आसनानि (āsanāni)
आसना¹ (āsanā¹)
vocative आसन (āsana) आसने (āsane) आसनानि (āsanāni)
आसना¹ (āsanā¹)
accusative आसनम् (āsanam) आसने (āsane) आसनानि (āsanāni)
आसना¹ (āsanā¹)
instrumental आसनेन (āsanena) आसनाभ्याम् (āsanābhyām) आसनैः (āsanaiḥ)
आसनेभिः¹ (āsanebhiḥ¹)
dative आसनाय (āsanāya) 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)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of आसन
singular dual plural
nominative आसनम् (āsanam) आसने (āsane) आसनानि (āsanāni)
आसना¹ (āsanā¹)
vocative आसन (āsana) आसने (āsane) आसनानि (āsanāni)
आसना¹ (āsanā¹)
accusative आसनम् (āsanam) आसने (āsane) आसनानि (āsanāni)
आसना¹ (āsanā¹)
instrumental आसनेन (āsanena) आसनाभ्याम् (āsanābhyām) आसनैः (āsanaiḥ)
आसनेभिः¹ (āsanebhiḥ¹)
dative आसनाय (āsanāya) 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)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “āsana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • “आसन” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 70.
  • Monier Williams (1899) “आसन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 159.
  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296
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