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