Annapana, ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹, Anna-pana: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Annapana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India1) ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) or ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹catuá¹£ka refers to one of the seven subsections of the ³§Å«³Ù°ù²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹ of the °ä²¹°ù²¹°ì²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå which enjoys a prime position among Ayurvedic treatises and is written in the form of advices of the sage Ä€treya to the sage AgniveÅ›a. The °ä²¹°ù²¹°ì²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå contains eight sections [viz., sÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹]. ³§Å«³Ù°ù²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹ contains 30 chapters. Of them the first 28 chapters are divided into seven subsections namely ³¦²¹³Ù³Üá¹£a°ì²¹²õ [viz., ²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹-³¦²¹³Ù³Üá¹£k²¹].
´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ also refers to the ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹vidhi, one of the chapters of the ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹-catuá¹£ka.—In the last sub section ²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹-³¦²¹³Ù³Üá¹£k²¹, the chapters like ²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹±¹¾±»å³ó¾± and ±¹¾±±¹¾±»å³óÄåÅ›¾±³Ù²¹±èÄ«³ÙÄ«²â²¹ deal with food-science. The chapter ²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹±¹¾±»å³ó¾± explains the rules of in taking of food and drinks. This chapter includes the properties of different types of grains, meats, vegetables, fruits, beverages, water, sugarcane and food stuffs.
2) ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) or ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹vidhi refers to one of the chapters of the ³§Å«³Ù°ù²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹ of the ³§³ÜÅ›°ù³Ü³Ù²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå, an important Ayurvedic treatise. The discourses of the teacher Divodasa are believed to be summarised by his disciple SuÅ›ruta, who wrote the work ³§³ÜÅ›°ù³Ü³Ù²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå in 4th century CE. ³§³ÜÅ›°ù³Ü³Ù²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå contains six sections [viz., sÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹]. ³§Å«³Ù°ù²¹²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹ contains 46 chapters. Here the food and drinks are described on the basis of liquid and solid items. The chapters namely Dravadravya-vidhi and ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹-vidhi explain food and drinks. [...] ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹-vidhi explains the types and the properties of grains, meat, fruit, vegetables, flowers and salts.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) refers to â€�(prescribed) food and drinkâ€� (which for elephants brings great delight to their hearts), according to the 15th century ²ÑÄå³Ù²¹á¹…g²¹±ôÄ«±ôÄå composed by NÄ«lakaṇá¹ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of mustâ€]: “With giving of very sweet fluids, with leafy branches broken off, with various green fodders and tender grasses, and the like food and drink (²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹) as prescribed [²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹iryathoktaiá¸�], with words pleasant to the ear, with furnishing of dust, mud, and water, and with roaming at will (freedom from restraint), an elephant’s heart is delightedâ€�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�):—Mode of administration of poison through beverages.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) refers to “food and drinkâ€�, according to the 13th-century MatsyendrasaṃhitÄ: a KubjikÄ-TripurÄ oriented Tantric Yoga text of the á¹¢aá¸anvayaÅ›Ämbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[The intercourse (²õ²¹á¹ƒg²¹)]:—[...] He should dry ²ú°ù²¹³ó³¾²¹³¾²¹á¹‡á¸Å«°ìÄ« together with its roots in the shade. He should mix it with grape-juice, candied sugar and ghee. He should have it three times [a day] for three months in portions measuring a dice as food and drink (²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹) and he should drink milk. His semen will not deteriorate in millions of years if he practises sex [with MÄyÄ]. His [semen] will never ever wane. It is for the rejuvenation of the body, O PriyÄ. [...]â€�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) (Cf. Bhaká¹£ya±èÄå²Ô²¹) refers to “food and drinkâ€�, according to the Piá¹…galÄmata (verse 10.33-36).—Accordingly, [while describing the pura on a 9-by-9-plan and the 32 padas]—“My dear, at Yama and Gandharva one should make a maá¹ha with three storeys, two [storeys] or one storey. [These are] the best, middling and least [maá¹has] in turn. That is the place for the Ä€cÄrya to sleep, for [prognostication of] auspicious days, triumph, meditation, and the practice of Yoga. [There the teacher] may associate with ±¹Ä«°ù²¹²õ, sharing ±¹Ä«°ù²¹ food and drink (²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹), etc.â€�.

Vastushastra (वासà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤�, vÄstuÅ›Ästra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) refers to “food and drinkâ€�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to VÄmadeva: “[...] Adopting external sectarian emblems such as [carrying] one staff, three staffs and so on; [wearing] matted hair, ashes and the like; plucking out the hair and nakedness; wearing ochre robes; pretending to be mad, adopting the way of a non-vedic religion and [consuming] food and drink (²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹) that should not be consumed, [are all] seen in various religions. [...]â€�.

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 Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) refers to “food and drinkâ€� and is mentioned among the “material benefitsâ€� granted by the Bodhisattva, according to the MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra chapter XLVI.—Accordingly, “by food and drink (²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹) we understand briefly ‘mouthfuls of food which is twofold, coarse or subtleâ€�: on the one hand, cakes (³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹), cooked rice (odana), etc.; on the other hand, the food of a hundred flavors (Å›²¹³Ù²¹°ù²¹²õÄå³óÄå°ù²¹)â€�.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�) refers to “food or drinkâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva named KÄlarÄja addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘In this Saha universe, son of good family, there are living beings suffering from poverty, lacking food or drink (an²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹), and wearing ragged clothes; there are hungry ghosts tormented by hunger and thirst, covering themselves with their hairs, and subsisting on such as spittle, mucus, blood, and pus. In order to protect these living beings, please pour down the rain of food, drink, and clothing!â€� [...]â€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ : (nt.) food and drink.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ refers to: food & water, eating & drinking, to eat & to drink Sn.485, 487; Pv.I, 52, 82; KhA 207, 209; PvA.7, 8, 30, 31, 43. (Page 49)
Note: ²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ is a Pali compound consisting of the words anna and ±èÄå²Ô²¹.

Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�).—n (S) Usually ²¹²Ô²Ô²¹±è°ùÄåÅ›²¹²Ô²¹.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (अनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¤¾à¤�).—[neuter] [plural] food and drink.
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus´¡²Ô²Ô²¹±èÄå²Ô²¹ (ಅನà³à²¨à²ªà²¾à²�):—[noun] (pl.) food and water (i.e. all these food items that are required for survival).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Annapanacatushka, Annapanakhadaniya, Annapanam, Annapananirodha, Annapanaraksha, Annapanasamayuta, Annapanavatthadada, Annapanavidhi.
Full-text (+17): Bahuannapana, Annapanavidhi, Madhurannapana, Annapanakhadaniya, Appannapanabhojana, Appannapana, Vipulannapana, Pana, Annapanacatushka, Annapananirodha, Annaniru, Anna, Anannapana, Annapanaraksha, Annapanam, Khadaniya, Yanasannidhi, Bhakshyapana, Kantara, Vividhashitapitiya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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III. Material benefits granted by the Bodhisattva < [Part 2 - Fulfilling the wishes of all beings]
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.25 - The transgressions of the minor vow of non-injury < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27 - Diet and Dietetics (Annapana-vidhi) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) � General Principles]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Ravigupta’s Siddhasara: New Light from the Sinhala Version < [Volume 1 (1990)]