Dictionary

prana en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹɑːnə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath; life”).

Meanings

1. (Hinduism, countable, qualifier:yoga, uncountable) Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.
   • He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana (life-breath) upward and throws the (out-going) breath downward. 1919, Swami Paramananda, transl., The Upanishads:
   • May my limbs, speech, Prana (life-force), sight, hearing, strength and all my senses, gain in vigor. 1919, Swami Paramananda, transl., The Upanishads:
   • He who knows Aditi, who rises with Prana (the Life Principle), existent in all the Devas. 1919, Swami Paramananda, transl., The Upanishads:

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Deriveds

pranic