āsanaṃ

Dictionary meanings for āsanaṃ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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āsanaṃ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[ās-lyuṭ] 1 Sitting down.

2 A seat, place, stool; sa vāsavenāsa- nasannikṛṣṭaṃ Ku. 3. 2; āsanaṃ muc to leave one's seat, rise; R. 3. 11.

3 A particular posture or mode of sit- ting; cf. padmaº, vīraº, bhadraº, vajraº &c.

4 Sitting down or halting, stop- ping, encamping.

5 Abiding, dwell- ing; Ms. 2. 245, 6. 59.

6 Any peculiar mode of sexual enjoyment [Page0267-c+ 57] (84 such asanas are usually men-...

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