आसनम्āsanamSitting down.
[आस्-ल्युट्]
- Sitting down.
- A seat, place, stool; Bg.11.42; स वासवेनासनसन्निकृष्टम् Ku.3.2; आसनं मुच् to leave one's seat, rise; R.3.11.
- A particular posture or mode of sitting; Compare पद्मdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, वीरdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, भद्रdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, वज्रdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc. Compare अनायासेन येन स्यादजस्रं ब्रह्मचिन्तनम् । आसनं तद् विजानीयाद् योगिनां सुखदायकम् ॥
- Sitting down or halting, stopping, encamping.
- Abiding, dwelling; Ms.2.246; 6.59.
- Any peculiar mode of sexual enjoyment (84 such āsanas are usually mentioned).
- Maintaining a post against an enemy (Opposite of यानम्), one of the six modes of foreign policy; which are: संधिर्ना विग्रहो यानमासनं द्वैधमाश्रयः Ak.; प्रतिबद्धशक्त्योः कालप्रतीक्षया तूष्णीमवस्थानमासनम्; परस्परस्य सामर्थ्यविघातादासनं स्मृतम् Agni Parasmaipada; Ms.7.16,162,166; Y.1.347; Pt.3.
- The front part of an elephant's body, withers.
- Throwing (From अस् to throw).
- Name of two trees (असन and जीवक).
- Place where the elephant-rider sits, Compare मस्तकद्वितयं दन्तावासनं वंश एव च । षडेते प्रोन्नता यस्य स गजो राजवाहनः ॥ Mātanga Latin2.1.
- Neutrality (as of a nation); Kau. Atmanepada 7.1.
- A moving piece (draught) in the game of dice; प्राणग्लहोऽयं समर इष्वक्षो वाहनासनः Bhāg.6.12.17.
Derived forms and compounds
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-ना A seat, stool, stay.
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-नी
- Stay, abiding, sitting.
- A small seat or stool.
- A shop, stall.
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-बन्धधीर Adjective resolute to sit down, firm in one's seat; निषेदुषीमासनबन्धधीरः R.2.6.
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-मचूडकम् Semen (मचूडकं विथावीति ख्यातम्); आसनमचूडकं शयनीय- प्रच्छदपटापवारितं भवति किं न वेति Māl.7. (Vartious reading आसनमयूरकम्).
Source: Apte
