आसन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.sən/, [äː.sɐ̃n]

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 forms
  • 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

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 (ā́sana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आसनम्
ā́sanam		 आसने
ā́sane		 आसनानि / आसना¹
ā́sanāni / ā́sanā¹
Vocative आसन
ā́sana		 आसने
ā́sane		 आसनानि / आसना¹
ā́sanāni / ā́sanā¹
Accusative आसनम्
ā́sanam		 आसने
ā́sane		 आसनानि / आसना¹
ā́sanāni / ā́sanā¹
Instrumental आसनेन
ā́sanena		 आसनाभ्याम्
ā́sanābhyām		 आसनैः / आसनेभिः¹
ā́sanaiḥ / ā́sanebhiḥ¹
Dative आसनाय
ā́sanāya		 आसनाभ्याम्
ā́sanābhyām		 आसनेभ्यः
ā́sanebhyaḥ
Ablative आसनात्
ā́sanāt		 आसनाभ्याम्
ā́sanābhyām		 आसनेभ्यः
ā́sanebhyaḥ
Genitive आसनस्य
ā́sanasya		 आसनयोः
ā́sanayoḥ		 आसनानाम्
ā́sanānām
Locative आसने
ā́sane		 आसनयोः
ā́sanayoḥ		 आसनेषु
ā́saneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of आसन (āsaná)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आसनम्
āsanám		 आसने
āsané		 आसनानि / आसना¹
āsanā́ni / āsanā́¹
Vocative आसन
ā́sana		 आसने
ā́sane		 आसनानि / आसना¹
ā́sanāni / ā́sanā¹
Accusative आसनम्
āsanám		 आसने
āsané		 आसनानि / आसना¹
āsanā́ni / āsanā́¹
Instrumental आसनेन
āsanéna		 आसनाभ्याम्
āsanā́bhyām		 आसनैः / आसनेभिः¹
āsanaíḥ / āsanébhiḥ¹
Dative आसनाय
āsanā́ya		 आसनाभ्याम्
āsanā́bhyām		 आसनेभ्यः
āsanébhyaḥ
Ablative आसनात्
āsanā́t		 आसनाभ्याम्
āsanā́bhyām		 आसनेभ्यः
āsanébhyaḥ
Genitive आसनस्य
āsanásya		 आसनयोः
āsanáyoḥ		 आसनानाम्
āsanā́nām
Locative आसने
āsané		 आसनयोः
āsanáyoḥ		 आसनेषु
āsanéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “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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