asanan.

Brit.

/ˈɑːsənə/, U.S.

/ˈɑsənə/

Inflections: Plural asanas, unchanged.

Forms:

α. 1800s asunu, 1800s– asana.

β. 1800s– asan.

Etymology: < Sanskrit āsana (also with vernacular pronunciation āsan) act of sitting, act of sitting in a particular posture < ās- to be seated, to sit ( < the same Indo-European base as Avestan āh-, ancient Greek ἧσθαι to sit) + -ana, suffix forming nouns of action.

Yoga.

Posture, or any of various types of posture, adopted in the practice of hatha yoga.Cf. padmasana n., savasana n., yogasana n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > yoga > position

lotus throne1785

asana1811

mudra1811

padmasana1811

lotus seat1819

lotus posture1856

lotus position1885

yogasana1894

lotus pose1897

plough1925

lotus1949

half-lotus1958

1811 W. Ward Acct. Hindoos I. 344 There are five sorts of asŭnŭ (sitting), viz. pŭdmŭ-asŭnŭ, i.e. muyŏŏr-asŭnŭ, kookkoot-asŭnŭ, and vēēr-asŭnŭ. The latter asŭnŭ is performed by sitting with one leg bent over the other.

1832 Asiatic Researches 17 188 (note) In the temples of Salsette, Elephanta, and Ellora..the walls are covered with ascetics in the various Asanas, or positions in which the Yogi is to sit.

1896 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Philos. ii. 17 The next step is Âsana, posture; a series of exercises, physical and mental, is to be gone through every day, until certain higher states are reached.

1935 W. Y. Evans-Wentz Tibetan Yoga & Secret Doctr. iii. i. 185 The most favoured among the numerous postures, or āsanas, described in Sanskrit works on Yoga.

1983 B. Inglis & R. West Alternative Health Guide 142 The significance of asana (the attitudes and positions of the body) has been emphasized.

2010 M. Singleton Yoga Body i. 32 The average anglophone yoga class today is far more likely to foreground the sole practice of āsana and largely ignore the subtle system of hatha yoga.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	asana
释义	asanan. Brit. /ˈɑːsənə/, U.S. /ˈɑsənə/ Inflections: Plural asanas, unchanged. Forms: α. 1800s asunu, 1800s– asana. β. 1800s– asan. Etymology: < Sanskrit āsana (also with vernacular pronunciation āsan) act of sitting, act of sitting in a particular posture < ās- to be seated, to sit ( < the same Indo-European base as Avestan āh-, ancient Greek ἧσθαι to sit) + -ana, suffix forming nouns of action. Yoga. Posture, or any of various types of posture, adopted in the practice of hatha yoga.Cf. padmasana n., savasana n., yogasana n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > yoga > position lotus throne1785 asana1811 mudra1811 padmasana1811 lotus seat1819 lotus posture1856 lotus position1885 yogasana1894 lotus pose1897 plough1925 lotus1949 half-lotus1958 1811 W. Ward Acct. Hindoos I. 344 There are five sorts of asŭnŭ (sitting), viz. pŭdmŭ-asŭnŭ, i.e. muyŏŏr-asŭnŭ, kookkoot-asŭnŭ, and vēēr-asŭnŭ. The latter asŭnŭ is performed by sitting with one leg bent over the other. 1832 Asiatic Researches 17 188 (note) In the temples of Salsette, Elephanta, and Ellora..the walls are covered with ascetics in the various Asanas, or positions in which the Yogi is to sit. 1896 Swami Vivekananda Yoga Philos. ii. 17 The next step is Âsana, posture; a series of exercises, physical and mental, is to be gone through every day, until certain higher states are reached. 1935 W. Y. Evans-Wentz Tibetan Yoga & Secret Doctr. iii. i. 185 The most favoured among the numerous postures, or āsanas, described in Sanskrit works on Yoga. 1983 B. Inglis & R. West Alternative Health Guide 142 The significance of asana (the attitudes and positions of the body) has been emphasized. 2010 M. Singleton Yoga Body i. 32 The average anglophone yoga class today is far more likely to foreground the sole practice of āsana and largely ignore the subtle system of hatha yoga. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1811
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