Pranavayu, Prana-vayu, 笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 (啶啶班ぞ啶｀さ啶距く啷�):鈥擜 Sanskrit technical term referring to 鈥渞espiration鈥�, it is one of the five 耻辫补诲辞峁 (sub functions) of V膩ta or V膩yu (one of the three 诲辞峁s). A 诲辞峁 is a basic component of life. The compound 笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 is composed of the words Pr膩峁嘺 (鈥榣ife鈥�) and V膩yu (鈥榖reath鈥�). It is also known as Pr膩峁嘺v膩ta. These terms are used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the 颁补谤补办补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 and the 厂耻艣谤耻迟补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. 膧yurveda is India鈥檚 classical science of medicine.
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IIThe V膩yu, that courses in (governs) the cavity of the mouth, is called the Pr膩na, its function being to force down the food into the cavity of the stomach, and to assist the different vitalising principles of the body (such as the internal heat or fire etc.) in discharging their functions in life, and to contribute to the general sustenance of the body. A deranged condition of this particular kind of V膩yu (Pr膩na) is usually followed by hiccough, dyspn艙a and other kindred distempers.
The Pr膩na V膩yu is identical with the energy of the nerve centre in the medulla ;
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IIn the Mah膩bh膩rata the 笔谤腻苍补-惫腻测耻 is described as a force, akin to electricity. It is somewhat like a flash of lightning. This fact at once shows the errors of confounding 笔谤腻苍补-惫腻测耻 with an effete material鈥攚ith gases generated during the processes of digestion.
Sushruta describes it as a force, which sets the whole organism into motion. Self-evolved, it acts as the principal factor that determines the genesis, continuance and disintegration of the living body. It is the primary cause鈥攁n all-in-all that governs our organic as well as our cognitive faculties. Its special feature is that the vibration, that is produced in it, instead of travelling like light in a transverse direction, takes a course as the controller of the correlative functions of the system. It maintains an equilibrium between the Pittam and Shleshm膩 which are said to be inert, But for this adjustment the living body would stand in imminent danger of being consumed like fuel by its internal heat or fire.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 (啶啶班ぞ啶｀さ啶距く啷�):鈥擮ne of the five subtypes of V膩ta (V膩yu) that is seated in head. It performs the functions like controlling the intellect, heart, sensory and motor organs and mind. It also regulates the activities like respiration, spitting, sneezing, belching and swallowing.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 (啶啶班ぞ啶｀さ啶距く啷�) refers to the 鈥渂reath鈥�, according to the 艢ivayogad墨pik膩 by Sad膩艣ivayog墨艣vara: a text dealing with 艢aivism and Ha峁環ayoga in two hundred and eighty-nine verses.鈥擜ccordingly, while describing Ha峁環ayoga techniques: 鈥淢antrayoga is natural [辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补], Layayoga is modified [辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补], Ha峁環ayoga is called Kevalakumbhaka and R膩jayoga is the no-mind [state]. The first is the Yoga of the so'ham mantra, and [the second] is the absorption of the breath in the [internal] resonance. After that, [Ha峁環ayoga] is steadiness of the mind and breath, and the fourth [R膩jayoga] is the absence of mental activity. The fourth is obtained through the cessation of the breath (辫谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻). Therefore, you should become an adept of [this] practice and one devoted to 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 (啶啶班ぞ啶｀さ啶距く啷�) refers to the 鈥渧ital airs鈥�, as discussed in chapter 7 of the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻迟颈濒补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically 鈥�agamic鈥� subjects which are being narrated by Brahm膩 to a number of sages.鈥擺Cf. chapter 7]: [...] The orderly exposition of the 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻-ceremonies is all but sacrificed to the rehearsal of miscellaneous details to be seen to in the execution of sanctification procedures: [...] Preparation for 辫谤腻峁嘺辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻-homa is done by invoking all the vital airs [辫谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻-ny膩sa] (322-330), and this homa is done in order to make the vitality of the icon wax as the homa fire itself intensifies with the various offerings and accompanying meditations (the 峁岣峚艣补苍测腻蝉补蝉鈥�331-445).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismIn Ayurveda, tantra and Tibetan medicine "pra峁嚹� v膩yu" is the basic v膩yu (wind, air) from which all the other v膩yus arise. It is analogous to qi.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 (啶啶班ぞ啶｀さ啶距く啷�).鈥攎 (S) The breath of life,--the first and chief of the five vital airs. See under 辫谤腻峁嘺.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus笔谤腻峁嘺惫腻测耻 (嗖硩嗖班簿嗖｀驳嗖距帛喑�):鈥�
1) [noun] oxygen, the most essential thing for a living being.
2) [noun] one of the five vital winds in the human body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Pranavayunyasa.
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