"आसन" meaning in Sanskrit

See आसन in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑ́ː.sɐ.nɐ/ [Vedic], /ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit], /ɑː.sɐ.nɐ́/ [Vedic], /ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
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). Etymology templates: {{af|sa|आस्ते|-अन|t1=to sit down|tr1=ā́ste}} आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”) + -अन (-ana), {{der|sa|inc-pro|*Hā́stay}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́stay, {{der|sa|iir-pro|*Hā́stay}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́stay, {{der|sa|ine-pro|*h₁ḗsti}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ḗsti, {{cog|sa|आस्}} Sanskrit आस् (ās), {{cog|grc|ἧμαι||to be seated}} Ancient Greek ἧμαι (hêmai, “to be seated”), {{cog|hit|tr=ēša}} Hittite [script needed] (ēša), {{cog|hit|tr=āšzi}} Hittite [script needed] (āšzi) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=ā́sana|tr2=āsaná}} आसन • (ā́sana or āsaná) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|ā́sana}}, {{sa-decl-noun-n|āsaná}} Forms: ā́sana [romanization], āsaná [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], आसनम् [nominative, singular], आसने [dual, nominative], आसनानि [nominative, plural], आसना1 [nominative, plural], आसनम् [accusative, singular], आसने [accusative, dual], आसनानि [accusative, plural], आसना1 [accusative, plural], आसनेन [instrumental, singular], आसनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], आसनैः [instrumental, plural], आसनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], आसनाय [dative, singular], आसनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], आसनेभ्यः [dative, plural], आसनात् [ablative, singular], आसनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], आसनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], आसनस्य [genitive, singular], आसनयोः [dual, genitive], आसनानाम् [genitive, plural], आसने [locative, singular], आसनयोः [dual, locative], आसनेषु [locative, plural], आसन [singular, vocative], आसने [dual, vocative], आसनानि [plural, vocative], आसना1 [plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], आसनम् [nominative, singular], आसने [dual, nominative], आसनानि [nominative, plural], आसना1 [nominative, plural], आसनम् [accusative, singular], आसने [accusative, dual], आसनानि [accusative, plural], आसना1 [accusative, plural], आसनेन [instrumental, singular], आसनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], आसनैः [instrumental, plural], आसनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], आसनाय [dative, singular], आसनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], आसनेभ्यः [dative, plural], आसनात् [ablative, singular], आसनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], आसनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], आसनस्य [genitive, singular], आसनयोः [dual, genitive], आसनानाम् [genitive, plural], आसने [locative, singular], आसनयोः [dual, locative], आसनेषु [locative, plural], आसन [singular, vocative], आसने [dual, vocative], आसनानि [plural, vocative], आसना1 [plural, vocative]
  1. seat, chair
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-AoelzKZE
  2. a comfortable position
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-CT1QWqTZ
  3. sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-gbpggXJO Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 2 1 8 3 22 1 1 24 18 9 3 1 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 1 10 2 17 1 1 30 22 11 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 40 29 17 5 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 3 36 27 14 9 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 2 3 33 24 14 12 2 4 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 2 34 28 16 9 1 4 4
  4. sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-0Pt64DuK Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 2 1 8 3 22 1 1 24 18 9 3 1 2 2
  5. halting, stopping, encamping
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-Fo9Et3ch
  6. abiding, dwelling
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-F1ZUdgIV
  7. seat, place, stool
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-r1rtGs3k
  8. the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun---zuYLU1
  9. maintaining a post against an enemy
    Sense id: en-आसन-sa-noun-Lk-fyPJd
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "ásana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: ásana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: ásana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "asana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: asana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: asana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "asana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: asana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: asana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Asana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Asana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Asana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "आसन",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: आसन (āsan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: आसन (āsan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "ászana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: ászana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: ászana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "āsana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: āsana, sana\nJavanese: ꦱꦤ (sana), ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)\n→ Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana, “posture”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: āsana, sana\nJavanese: ꦱꦤ (sana), ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)\n→ Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana, “posture”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ଆସନ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Odia: ଆସନ (āsana)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Odia: ଆସନ (āsana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਆਸਣ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਆਸਣ (āsaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਆਸਣ (āsaṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "асана",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: асана (asana)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: асана (asana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "ఆసనము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: ఆసనము (āsanamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: ఆసనము (āsanamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xto",
            "2": "āsāṃ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian A: āsāṃ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian A: āsāṃ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xto",
            "2": "āsäñc",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian A: āsäñc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian A: āsäñc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "asāṃ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: asāṃ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: asāṃ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "阿薩曩",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 阿薩曩 /阿萨曩",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 阿薩曩 /阿萨曩"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "आस्ते",
        "3": "-अन",
        "t1": "to sit down",
        "tr1": "ā́ste"
      },
      "expansion": "आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*Hā́stay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́stay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*Hā́stay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́stay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁ḗsti"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ḗsti",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "आस्"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit आस् (ās)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἧμαι",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be seated"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἧμαι (hêmai, “to be seated”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "ēša"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (ēša)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "āšzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (āšzi)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ā́sana",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsaná",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेन",
      "roman": "ā́sanena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनैः",
      "roman": "ā́sanaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभिः1",
      "roman": "ā́sanebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाय",
      "roman": "ā́sanāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "ā́sanebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनात्",
      "roman": "ā́sanāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "ā́sanebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनस्य",
      "roman": "ā́sanasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "ā́sanayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानाम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "ā́sanayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेषु",
      "roman": "ā́saneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसन",
      "roman": "ā́sana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "āsanám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "āsané",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "āsanā́ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "āsanā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "āsanám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "āsané",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "āsanā́ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "āsanā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेन",
      "roman": "āsanéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनैः",
      "roman": "āsanaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभिः1",
      "roman": "āsanébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाय",
      "roman": "āsanā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "āsanébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनात्",
      "roman": "āsanā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "āsanébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनस्य",
      "roman": "āsanásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "āsanáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानाम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "āsané",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "āsanáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेषु",
      "roman": "āsanéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसन",
      "roman": "ā́sana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "ā́sana",
        "tr2": "āsaná"
      },
      "expansion": "आसन • (ā́sana or āsaná) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ā́sana"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "āsaná"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seat, chair"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-AoelzKZE",
      "links": [
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "chair",
          "chair"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a comfortable position"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-CT1QWqTZ"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 1 8 3 22 1 1 24 18 9 3 1 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 1 10 2 17 1 1 30 22 11 2 1 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 40 29 17 5 1 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 36 27 14 9 2 3 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 33 24 14 12 2 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 34 28 16 9 1 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-gbpggXJO"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 1 8 3 22 1 1 24 18 9 3 1 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-0Pt64DuK"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "halting, stopping, encamping"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-Fo9Et3ch"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abiding, dwelling"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-F1ZUdgIV"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seat, place, stool"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-r1rtGs3k"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun---zuYLU1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maintaining a post against an enemy"
      ],
      "id": "en-आसन-sa-noun-Lk-fyPJd"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ́ː.sɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː.sɐ.nɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "आसन"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for native script for Hittite terms",
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "ásana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: ásana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: ásana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "asana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: asana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: asana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "asana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: asana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: asana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Asana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Asana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Asana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "आसन",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: आसन (āsan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: आसन (āsan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "ászana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: ászana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: ászana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "āsana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: āsana, sana\nJavanese: ꦱꦤ (sana), ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)\n→ Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana, “posture”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: āsana, sana\nJavanese: ꦱꦤ (sana), ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)\n→ Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana, “posture”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ଆସନ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Odia: ଆସନ (āsana)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Odia: ଆସନ (āsana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਆਸਣ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਆਸਣ (āsaṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਆਸਣ (āsaṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "асана",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: асана (asana)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: асана (asana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "ఆసనము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: ఆసనము (āsanamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: ఆసనము (āsanamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xto",
            "2": "āsāṃ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian A: āsāṃ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian A: āsāṃ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xto",
            "2": "āsäñc",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian A: āsäñc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian A: āsäñc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "asāṃ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: asāṃ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: asāṃ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "阿薩曩",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 阿薩曩 /阿萨曩",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 阿薩曩 /阿萨曩"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "आस्ते",
        "3": "-अन",
        "t1": "to sit down",
        "tr1": "ā́ste"
      },
      "expansion": "आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*Hā́stay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́stay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*Hā́stay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́stay",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁ḗsti"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ḗsti",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "आस्"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit आस् (ās)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἧμαι",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be seated"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἧμαι (hêmai, “to be seated”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "ēša"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (ēša)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "āšzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (āšzi)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ā́sana",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsaná",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेन",
      "roman": "ā́sanena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनैः",
      "roman": "ā́sanaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभिः1",
      "roman": "ā́sanebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाय",
      "roman": "ā́sanāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "ā́sanebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनात्",
      "roman": "ā́sanāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "ā́sanebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनस्य",
      "roman": "ā́sanasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "ā́sanayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानाम्",
      "roman": "ā́sanānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "ā́sanayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेषु",
      "roman": "ā́saneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसन",
      "roman": "ā́sana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "āsanám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "āsané",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "āsanā́ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "āsanā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनम्",
      "roman": "āsanám",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "āsané",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "āsanā́ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "āsanā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेन",
      "roman": "āsanéna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनैः",
      "roman": "āsanaíḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभिः1",
      "roman": "āsanébhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाय",
      "roman": "āsanā́ya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "āsanébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनात्",
      "roman": "āsanā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "āsanébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनस्य",
      "roman": "āsanásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "āsanáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानाम्",
      "roman": "āsanā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "āsané",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनयोः",
      "roman": "āsanáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनेषु",
      "roman": "āsanéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसन",
      "roman": "ā́sana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसने",
      "roman": "ā́sane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसनानि",
      "roman": "ā́sanāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "आसना1",
      "roman": "ā́sanā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "ā́sana",
        "tr2": "āsaná"
      },
      "expansion": "आसन • (ā́sana or āsaná) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ā́sana"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "āsaná"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seat, chair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "chair",
          "chair"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a comfortable position"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "halting, stopping, encamping"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abiding, dwelling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seat, place, stool"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maintaining a post against an enemy"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ́ː.sɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː.sɐ.nɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "आसन"
}

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