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-...
