वीरासन

A dictionary, Marathi and English

. v धर. 2 Any seat or sitting material of the warrior.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

n   A posture or attitude that of the body erect upon the knees and toes.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वीरासन  n.  n. ‘hero-sitting’ [W.]
sleeping out in the open air, the station of a guard or sentinel, [BhP.] Sch.
ऊर्ध्वावस्थान   standing on an elevated spot (= ), ib.
a bivouac, [W.]
पर्यङ्क   a partic. sitting posture practised by ascetics (squatting on the thighs, the lower legs being crossed over each other = , q.v.; cf. also 1. आसन, p.159), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a field of battle, [W.]
kneeling on one knee, [W.]

Shabda-Sagara

वीरासन  n.  ( -नं)
1. Sleeping out in the open air, a bivouac.
2. A field of battle.
3. A kneeling posture.
E. वीर and आसन sitting.

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वीर आसन