idamāsanaṁ

idamāsana

accusative singular neuter of idamāsana (a compound noun)

this seat
that seat

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idam — root · this
Demonstrative pronoun. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *i- (this, here); cognates include English 'it' and Latin 'is'.
āsana — stem · seat, sitting place
From the root √ās (to sit), with the -ana suffix forming agent/place nouns. Cognate with Sanskrit āsana; related to English 'sit' (from Proto-Indo-European *sed-).

Analysis. idaṁ (this; neuter accusative of idam) + āsana (seat, from ās- to sit). The compound means 'this seat' or 'that seat', referring to a particular seat, bench, or place to sit.

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

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