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ekāsanaṁ

ekāsana

accusative singular neuter of ekāsana

1. one seat
2. shared seat
3. sitting together

Built from

• eka — root · one
  From *oinos; found in unus, one. Denotes singularity.
• āsana — stem · seat, sitting
  Derived from √ās 'sit' (compare Latin sedēre). -ana is a primary noun suffix forming agent or instrumental nouns.

Analysis. eka- 'one' + āsana 'seat'. The compound denotes a single seat occupied by two or more persons, hence figuratively intimacy or close association.

Etymology. eka from Indo-European *oinos (cognate with Latin unus, English one); āsana from √ās 'sit' (cognate with Latin sedēre, English sit).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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