Hindi

Noun

आसन • ‎(āsan) m

1. sitting
2. mode of sitting, posture, attitude, position
3. seat, place, stool
4. a small carpet or deer-skin on which Hindus sit during prayer

References

• 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɑːsənə]

Noun

आसन • ‎(āsana) 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

Descendants

• Czech: ásana
• English: asana
• Finnish: asana
• German: Asana
• Hindi: आसन ‎(āsan)
• Hungarian: ászana
• Russian: асана ‎(asana)

References

• Cappeller, Carl A Sanskrit-English dictionary Bostin, Ginn and Co., 1891.
• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 159