आसन

See also: आसान and आसानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation

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

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • āsana (Latin script)
  • 𑀆𑀲𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • আসন (Bengali script)
  • ආසන (Sinhalese script)
  • အာသန or ဢႃသၼ (Burmese script)
  • อาสน or อาสะนะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩣᩈᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອາສນ or ອາສະນະ (Lao script)
  • អាសន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄂𑄥𑄚 (Chakma script)

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

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • আসন (Assamese script)
  • ᬆᬲᬦ (Balinese script)
  • আসন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰁𑰭𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀆𑀲𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • အာသန (Burmese script)
  • આસન (Gujarati script)
  • ਆਸਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌆𑌸𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦴꦱꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂄𑂮𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ಆಸನ (Kannada script)
  • អាសន (Khmer script)
  • ອາສນ (Lao script)
  • ആസന (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘁𑘭𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᢗᠰᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦡𑧍𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐁𑐳𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ଆସନ (Odia script)
  • ꢃꢱꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆄𑆱𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖁𑖭𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • ආසන (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩛𑪁𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚁𑚨𑚝 (Takri script)
  • ஆஸந (Tamil script)
  • ఆసన (Telugu script)
  • อาสน (Thai script)
  • ཨཱ་ས་ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒂𑒮𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨊𑨰𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

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 [script needed] (ēša), Hittite [script needed] (āšzi).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

आस॑न or आ॒स॒न • (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 आस॑न
singular dual plural
nominative आस॑नम् (ā́sanam) आस॑ने (ā́sane) आस॑नानि (ā́sanāni)
आस॑ना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
accusative आस॑नम् (ā́sanam) आस॑ने (ā́sane) आस॑नानि (ā́sanāni)
आस॑ना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
instrumental आस॑नेन (ā́sanena) आस॑नाभ्याम् (ā́sanābhyām) आस॑नैः (ā́sanaiḥ)
आस॑नेभिः¹ (ā́sanebhiḥ¹)
dative आस॑नाय (ā́sanāya) आस॑नाभ्याम् (ā́sanābhyām) आस॑नेभ्यः (ā́sanebhyaḥ)
ablative आस॑नात् (ā́sanāt) आस॑नाभ्याम् (ā́sanābhyām) आस॑नेभ्यः (ā́sanebhyaḥ)
genitive आस॑नस्य (ā́sanasya) आस॑नयोः (ā́sanayoḥ) आस॑नानाम् (ā́sanānām)
locative आस॑ने (ā́sane) आस॑नयोः (ā́sanayoḥ) आस॑नेषु (ā́saneṣu)
vocative आस॑न (ā́sana) आस॑ने (ā́sane) आस॑नानि (ā́sanāni)
आस॑ना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of आ॒स॒न
singular dual plural
nominative आ॒स॒नम् (āsanám) आ॒स॒ने (āsané) आ॒स॒नानि॑ (āsanā́ni)
आ॒स॒ना¹ (āsanā́¹)
accusative आ॒स॒नम् (āsanám) आ॒स॒ने (āsané) आ॒स॒नानि॑ (āsanā́ni)
आ॒स॒ना¹ (āsanā́¹)
instrumental आ॒स॒नेन॑ (āsanéna) आ॒स॒नाभ्या॑म् (āsanā́bhyām) आ॒स॒नैः (āsanáiḥ)
आ॒स॒नेभिः॑¹ (āsanébhiḥ¹)
dative आ॒स॒नाय॑ (āsanā́ya) आ॒स॒नाभ्या॑म् (āsanā́bhyām) आ॒स॒नेभ्यः॑ (āsanébhyaḥ)
ablative आ॒स॒नात् (āsanā́t) आ॒स॒नाभ्या॑म् (āsanā́bhyām) आ॒स॒नेभ्यः॑ (āsanébhyaḥ)
genitive आ॒स॒नस्य॑ (āsanásya) आ॒स॒नयोः॑ (āsanáyoḥ) आ॒स॒नाना॑म् (āsanā́nām)
locative आ॒स॒ने (āsané) आ॒स॒नयोः॑ (āsanáyoḥ) आ॒स॒नेषु॑ (āsanéṣu)
vocative आस॑न (ā́sana) आस॑ने (ā́sane) आस॑नानि (ā́sanāni)
आस॑ना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • → Czech: ásana
  • → English: asana
  • → Finnish: asana
  • → German: Asana
  • → Hindi: आसन (āsan)
  • → Hungarian: ászana
  • → Old Javanese: āsana, sana
  • → Odia: ଆସନ (āsana)
  • → Punjabi: ਆਸਣ (āsaṇ)
  • → Russian: асана (asana)
  • → Telugu: ఆసనము (āsanamu)
  • → Tocharian A: āsāṃ
  • → Tocharian A: āsäñc
  • → Tocharian B: asāṃ
  • → Chinese: 阿薩曩 / 阿萨曩

References

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “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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