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आसनāsana

आसन (āsana) is a Sanskrit word meaning sitting down, halting, stopping, encamping, abiding, dwelling, seat, place, or stool, the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits, maintaining a post against an enemy. Its 25 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Act of Sitting / General Term, Seat, Stool, or Place for Sitting, Abiding, Dwelling, or Staying.

Root
आस् (ās)
Etymology
E. आस to abide, and युच् or ल्युट् aff
Definitions
25
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Meanings by context

Act of Sitting / General Term

8 definitions
sitting down

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Sitting down or a sitting posture. 2. Halting, encamping, or abiding. 3. A seat, position, or royal office.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sitting. 2. A seat or stool. 3. A peculiar mode of sitting. 4. A particular mode of sexual enjoyment. 5. Maintaining a post against an enemy. 6. The front part of an elephant’s body.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sitting. 2. Sitting in a peculiar posture for pious purposes. 3. Sitting encamped. 4. Dwelling. 5. A seat.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sitting or the way of sitting. 2. Sitting quietly or halting. 3. A seat, throne, or high position.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sitting or sitting down. 2. A posture or way of sitting. 3. Halting or sitting quietly. 4. A seat, throne, or high position.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sitting. 2. A seat.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Sitting or sitting down in general, or in peculiar ascetic postures. 2. Halting, stopping, or encamping. 3. Abiding or dwelling. 4. A seat, place, or stool. 5. The withers of an elephant where the driver sits. 6. Maintaining a military post against an enemy. 7. Stay, abiding, or sitting. 8. A shop or stall.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Seat, Stool, or Place for Sitting

5 definitions
seat, place, or stool

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a small seat or stool

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A stool or seat. 2. Maintaining a post against an enemy. 3. The withers of an elephant where the driver sits. 4. Halting or stopping. 5. Sitting in a peculiar posture. 6. A tree. 7. Staying, abiding, or sitting. 8. A shop or stall.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A stool

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A seat or stool. 2. Maintaining a post against an enemy. 3. The withers of an elephant where the driver sits. 4. Halting or stopping. 5. Sitting in a specific posture practiced by devotees. 6. A tree with the botanical name Pentapheca tomentosa. 7. Staying, abiding, or sitting. 8. A shop or stall. 9. A small seat or stool.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abiding, Dwelling, or Staying

3 definitions
abiding, dwelling

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

stay, abiding

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Staying, abiding, or sitting

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Etymological/Grammatical Note

2 definitions
See root ās.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See under 4. ās and 2. āsa.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Specific Tree (Terminalia Tomentosa)

1 definition
Terminalia Tomentosa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Elephant's Withers / Driver's Seat

1 definition
the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Halting, Stopping, or Encamping

1 definition
halting, stopping, encamping

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Maintaining a Military Post

1 definition
maintaining a post against an enemy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shop or Stall

1 definition
a shop or stall

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sitting Posture

1 definition
sitting in a peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Act of Throwing

1 definition
1. Throwing. 2. The name of a tree.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.