Shvasana, Śvasana, Śvasāna: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Shvasana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 terms Śvasana and Śvasāna can be transliterated into English as Svasana or Shvasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Swasan.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchŚvasana (श्वसन) refers to “(the process of) breathing”, according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while discussing the connection between Haṭhayoga and Rājayoga: “For great adepts [of yoga], an extraordinary absorption of the breath arises, [which is] free from the activity of all the senses. [It is brought about] by the cessation of the [normally] unrestrained process of breathing (śvasana-udgama). [Such cessations] are called Kevalakumbhaka. There are no gazing points, no fixing of the mind [on a meditation-object], no time or place, no [deliberate] stopping of the breath, nor the effort of concentration and meditation when Rājayoga is flourishing”.
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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Śvasana (श्वसन) refers to a “breeze” (in the rainy season), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] In the rainy season, when the breeze (śvasana) surcharged with the fragrance of the Kadamba flowers blows in every direction, when the river-water becomes dirty with the washings by the rain, when the crickets fill the whole space with their noise, these birds should be tended in such a way that regaining their vigour they may cast off their old feathers and assume new ones just as snakes assume a new slough. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)Śvasana (श्वसन) is the name of a Vākchomā (‘verbal secrect sign’) which has its meaning defined as ‘brāhmaṇa’ according to chapter 8 of the 9th-century Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja, a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasaṃvara (or Saṃvara) scriptural cycle. These Vākchomās (viz., śvasana) are meant for verbal communication and can be regarded as popular signs, since they can be found in the three biggest works of the Cakrasaṃvara literature.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन).—[śvasityanena śvas-lyuṭ]
1) Air, wind; श्वसनसुरभिगन्धिः (śvasanasurabhigandhiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 11.21.
2) Name of a demon killed by Indra.
-nam 1 Breath, breathing, respiration; श्वसनचलितपल्लवा- घरोष्ठ (śvasanacalitapallavā- gharoṣṭha) Kirātārjunīya 1.34; Ratnāvalī 2.4 (where it has sense 1 also); Śiśupālavadha 9.52.
2) Sighing.
3) Feeling; an object of feeling; घ्राणेन गन्धं रसनेन वै रसं रूपं तु दृष्ट्या श्वसनं त्वचैव (ghrāṇena gandhaṃ rasanena vai rasaṃ rūpaṃ tu dṛṣṭyā śvasanaṃ tvacaiva) Bhāgavata 2.2.29.
Derivable forms: śvasanaḥ (श्वसनः).
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Śvasāna (श्वसान).—a. Alive.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन).—trunk of an elephant; see gaja-śv°.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. Air, wind. 2. A thorny plant, (Vangueria spinosa.) n.
(-naṃ) 1. Breathing, breath. 2. Sighing. E. śvas to breathe, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन).—[śvas + ana] 1., I. m. 1. Air, wind, breath, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 52; [Kirātārjunīya] 10, 34. 2. A plant, Vangueria spinosa. Ii. n. 1. Breathing, Mahābhārata 8, 4205. 2. Sighing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन).—[adjective] blowing, hissing, snorting, breathing deep. [masculine] wind or the god of wind; [neuter] hissing (of a serpent), breathing, [especially] deep breath, sigh.
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Svāsana (स्वासन).—[neuter] a fine seat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvasana (श्वसन):—[from śvas] mfn. blowing, hissing, panting, breathing, [Ṛg-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] breathing heavily, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] m. air, wind (also of the body) or the god of wind, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Vasu (son of Śvāsā), [Mahābhārata i, 2583]
5) [v.s. ...] (śvas) Name of a serpent-demon, [Suparṇādhyāya]
6) [v.s. ...] Vanguieria Spinosa, [Caraka]
7) [v.s. ...] n. breathing, respiration, breath, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa; Suśruta]
8) [v.s. ...] heavy breathing, [Suśruta]
9) [v.s. ...] clearing the throat, [ib.]
10) [v.s. ...] hissing (of a serpent), [Śiśupāla-vadha]
11) [v.s. ...] sighing, a sigh, [Ratnāvalī]
12) [v.s. ...] feeling or an object of feeling, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] ([Scholiast or Commentator])
13) Śvasāna (श्वसान):—[from śvas] mfn. breathing, living, alive, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
14) Svāsana (स्वासन):—[=sv-āsana] n. a good seat, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन):—(naḥ) 1. m. Air, wind; thorny plant. n. Breathing, breath, sighing.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śvasana (श्वसन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sasaṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚvasana (श्वसन) [Also spelled swasan]:—(nm) (the act or process of) respiration, breathing; -[raṃdhra] nostril (s).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚvasana (ಶ್ವಸನ):—
1) [noun] the act of taking air into the lungs and letting it out (as a natural course); breathing.
2) [noun] the air so taken in and let out.
3) [noun] air or wind.
4) [noun] a generally chronic disorder characterised by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to inhaled substances, stress, etc.; asthma.
5) [noun] the plant Meyna laxiflora ( = Vanguieria spinosa) of Rubiaceae family.
6) [noun] the small-sized tree Xeromphis spinosa ( = Gardenia floribunda, Randia dumetorum) of Rubiaceae family.
7) [noun] (pros.) a metrical foot consisting of two short syllablic instants followed by a long one (uu-); anapaestus.
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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