Pranasharira, ʰṇaśī, Prana-sharira: 4 definitions
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Pranasharira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term ʰṇaśī can be transliterated into English as Pranasarira or Pranasharira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰṇaśī (प्राणशरी�).—the Supreme Being; � क्रतुं कुर्वी� मनोमयः प्राणशरीरः (sa kratu� kurvīta manomaya� ṇaśī�) Ch. Up.
Derivable forms: ṇaśī� (प्राणशरीरः).
ʰṇaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and śī (शरॶ�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇaśī (प्राणशरी�):—[=ṇa-śī] [from ṇa > prān] mfn. whose (only) body is vital air, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
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Partial matches: Sharira, Prana.
Full-text: Tyaga.
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