प्राणायाम

{ prāṇāyāma }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

PRĀṆĀYĀMA   Prāṇa means the wind in the body and āyāma means restraint. Prāṇāyāma means restraining or suspending breath. Spread on the floor a piece of cloth, or animal-skin or Kuśa grass and sitting on it cross-legged, controlling all actions of the sense-organs and concentrating on one single object do prāṇāyāma for the purification of the soul. There are three different kinds of prāṇāyāmas namely Recakaprāṇāyāma, Pūrakaprāṇāyāma and Kumbhakaprāṇāyāma. Holding the nostrils with the left hand and massaging the belly with the other hand one sends out the air within the belly. It is called Recakaprāṇāyāma. Doing just the reverse and getting air inside is called Pūrakaprāṇāyāma. Then the yogī sits, with his belly full of air. Sitting thus without either letting the air out or letting it in is called Kumbhakaprāṇāyāma. Here the yogī sits like a pūrṇa-kumbha (full jar). The body of man is a chariot, the sense organs its horses, mind the charioteer and prāṇāyāma the whip. [Chapter 373, Agni Purāṇa] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  योगशास्त्र के अनुसार श्वास और प्रश्वास की वायु को नियंत्रित और नियमित रूप से खींचने और बाहर निकालने की प्रक्रिया   Ex. मैं रोज़ सुबह प्राणायाम करती हूँ ।

ONTOLOGY:

प्रक्रिया (Process) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

asm প্রাণায়াম

bd प्रानायाम

ben প্রাণায়াম

guj પ્રાણાયામ

kan ಪ್ರಾಣಯಾಮ

kas پرٛانایام

kok प्राणायाम

mal പ്രാണായാമം

mar प्राणायाम

mni ꯁꯣꯔ꯭ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯕ

ori ପ୍ରାଣାୟାମ

pan ਪ੍ਰਾਣਯਾਮ

san प्राणायामः

tam பயணம்

urd پرانایام

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

 noun  योगशास्त्राक धरून श्वास आनी उस्वासाचो वाय नियंत्रीत आनी नेमान भायर काडपाची करणी   Ex. हांव सदांच सकाळच्या वेळार प्राणायाम करता

ONTOLOGY:

प्रक्रिया (Process) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

asm প্রাণায়াম

bd प्रानायाम

ben প্রাণায়াম

guj પ્રાણાયામ

hin प्राणायाम

kan ಪ್ರಾಣಯಾಮ

kas پرٛانایام

mal പ്രാണായാമം

mar प्राणायाम

mni ꯁꯣꯔ꯭ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯕ

ori ପ୍ରାଣାୟାମ

pan ਪ੍ਰਾਣਯਾਮ

san प्राणायामः

tam பயணம்

urd پرانایام

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   prāṇāyāma m S A rite consisting in breathing through the nostrils with certain closings and openings of them during the mental recitation of the names and attributes of some deity. It comprises the operations named कुंभक, पुरक, & रेचक.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  m  Regulated breathing.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  योगशास्त्रानुसार श्वासाच्या गतीचा निरोध   Ex. प्राणायामात पुरक, कुंभ व रेचक या क्रियांचा समावेश होतो

ONTOLOGY:

प्रक्रिया (Process) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

asm প্রাণায়াম

bd प्रानायाम

ben প্রাণায়াম

guj પ્રાણાયામ

hin प्राणायाम

kan ಪ್ರಾಣಯಾಮ

kas پرٛانایام

kok प्राणायाम

mal പ്രാണായാമം

mni ꯁꯣꯔ꯭ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯕ

ori ପ୍ରାଣାୟାମ

pan ਪ੍ਰਾਣਯਾਮ

san प्राणायामः

tam பயணம்

urd پرانایام

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

 noun  योगशास्त्रका अनुसार श्वास र प्रश्वासको वायुलाई नियन्त्रित र नियमित रूपले तान्ने अनि बाहिर निकाल्ने प्रक्रिया   Ex. म सधैँ बिहान प्राणायाम गर्छु

ONTOLOGY:

प्रक्रिया (Process) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

asm প্রাণায়াম

bd प्रानायाम

ben প্রাণায়াম

guj પ્રાણાયામ

hin प्राणायाम

kan ಪ್ರಾಣಯಾಮ

kas پرٛانایام

kok प्राणायाम

mal പ്രാണായാമം

mar प्राणायाम

mni ꯁꯣꯔ꯭ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯕ

ori ପ୍ରାଣାୟାମ

pan ਪ੍ਰਾਣਯਾਮ

san प्राणायामः

tam பயணம்

urd پرانایام

   See : योगाभ्यास

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्राणायाम  m.  m. (also pl.) N. of the three ‘breath-exercises’ performed during संध्या (See पूरक, रेचक, कुम्भक, [IW. 93]; [RTL. 402]; [MWB. 239]), [Kauś.]; [Yājñ.]; [Pur.]

Shabda-Sagara

प्राणायाम  m.  ( -मः) Breathing in a peculiar way through the nostrils, during the mental recitation of the names or attributes of some deity; it is differently performed. the Vaidikas or followers of the Veda close the right nostril first with the thumb, and in- hale breath through the left, then they close both nostrils, and finally open the right for exhalation; the followers of the Tantras close the left nostril first, and exhale also through it; these operations are severally called पूरक, कुम्भक and रेचक
    E. प्राण breath, आ before, यम् to restrain, aff. घञ् .

ROOTS:

प्राण आ यम् घञ् .