आसन

See also: आसान and आसानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आसन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “आसन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
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).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.sɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.sɐ.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आसनम् (ā́sanam)	आसने (ā́sane)	आसनानि (ā́sanāni) आसना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
vocative	आसन (ā́sana)	आसने (ā́sane)	आसनानि (ā́sanāni) आसना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
accusative	आसनम् (ā́sanam)	आसने (ā́sane)	आसनानि (ā́sanāni) आसना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
instrumental	आसनेन (ā́sanena)	आसनाभ्याम् (ā́sanābhyām)	आसनैः (ā́sanaiḥ) आसनेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of आसन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आसनम् (āsanám)	आसने (āsané)	आसनानि (āsanā́ni) आसना¹ (āsanā́¹)
vocative	आसन (ā́sana)	आसने (ā́sane)	आसनानि (ā́sanāni) आसना¹ (ā́sanā¹)
accusative	आसनम् (āsanám)	आसने (āsané)	आसनानि (āsanā́ni) आसना¹ (āsanā́¹)
instrumental	आसनेन (āsanéna)	आसनाभ्याम् (āsanā́bhyām)	आसनैः (āsanaíḥ) आसनेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Czech: ásana
• → English: asana
• → Finnish: asana
• → German: Asana
• → Hindi: आसन (āsan)
• → Hungarian: ászana
• → Old Javanese: āsana, sana
  • Javanese: ꦱꦤ (sana), ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)
  • → Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana, “posture”)
• → 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 (2010–2025) “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.