Asana
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.
"She had taught him several yoga asanas and now every morning he obediently performed them while he thought of her sitting somewhere out among the olives beyond the tower in the lotus pose which seemed to cost her no effort at all, intoning the Aum […]"
- 2 Pterocarpus indicus (syn. Pterocarpus echinatus), found from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, the Solomon Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands.
- 3 Indian laurel, asna (Terminalia elliptica, syn. Terminalia tomentosa), Terminalia alata, of south and southeastern Asia. India
- 4 (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) wordnet
- 5 A moth of species Melese asana, of tropical South America.
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- 6 The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
Example
More examples"She had taught him several yoga asanas and now every morning he obediently performed them while he thought of her sitting somewhere out among the olives beyond the tower in the lotus pose which seemed to cost her no effort at all, intoning the Aum […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”).
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Alteration of asna
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