आसन

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • seat, chair
  • a comfortable position
  • sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting
  • sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees
  • halting, stopping, encamping
  • abiding, dwelling
  • seat, place, stool
  • the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits
  • maintaining a post against an enemy

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́stay inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́stay inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ḗsti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁ḗsti

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