Apanavayu, Apana-vayu, Apānavāyu, Apāṉavāyu: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Apānavāyu (अपानवायु):—A Sanskrit technical term referring to “general movements”, it is one of the five upadoṣa (sub functions) of Vāta or Vāyu (one of the three doṣas). A doṣa is a basic component of life. The compound Apānavāyu is composed of the words Apāna (‘downwards’) and Vāyu (‘breath’). It is also known as Apānavāta. These terms are used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. Āyurveda is India’s classical science of medicine.
The Vāyu known as the Apāna acts in the lower region of the intestines (Pakvādhāna). Its functions consist in bearing down the fœtus and the fæces and in evacuating the urine, semen and catamenial blood. An enraged condition of this Vāyu tends to bring on serious diseases, which are peculiar to the urinary bladder and the distal portion of the large intestine (Guda). An aggravated condition of both the Vyāna and Apāna Vāyus may produce Prameha and disorders of the seminal fluid, while a simultaneous excitement of the five vital Vāyus leads to a sure and speedy termination of life.
The Apāna is identical with the force of the Hypogastric plexus.
Apānavāyu circulates below the umbilicus and is located at about the region of the bladder, performing the functions of absorbing nutrients from digested food and eliminating the waste products from the body via purīṣa (stool) and mūtra (urine).
Apānavāyu (अपानवायु):—One of the five subtypes of Vāyu (Vāta), situated in the pelvic region. It performs the functions like defecation, micturition, parturition, menstruation, and ejaculation.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Marathi-English dictionary
apānavāyu (अपानवायु).—m or, by abridgment, apāna m (S) The air stationed or seated in the anus, one of the pañcaprāṇa or five vital airs. 2 Ventris crepitus.
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
Apānavāyu (अपानवायु).—
1) the life-wind called अपान (apāna).
2) ventris crepitus.
Derivable forms: apānavāyuḥ (अपानवायुः).
Apānavāyu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms apāna and vāyu (वायु). See also (synonyms): apānapavana.
1) Apānavāyu (अपानवायु):—[=apāna-vāyu] [from apāna > apān] m. the air Apāna, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] ventris crepitus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Apānavāyu (अपानवायु):—[karmadharaya compound] m.
(-yuḥ) The vital air apāna q. v. E. apāna and vāyu.
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
Apānavāyu (अपानवायु):—(nf) flatus, foul wind emitted from the anus.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Apānavāyu (ಅಪಾನವಾಯು):—
1) [noun] = ಅಪಾನ - [apana -] 1.
2) [noun] = ಅಪಾನಾನಿಲ [apananila].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Apāṉavāyu (அபானவாயு) [apāṉa-vāyu] noun < idem. +. The vital air that goes downwards, ventris crepitus; கீழ்நோக்கும் வாயு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kizhnokkum vayu. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vayu, Apana.
Full-text (+0): Vicuvakartta, Sraddhu, Vayupparital, Apanavata, Verrukkarru, Apanapavana, Vettuppari, Pocukku, Apana, Vicarkkam, Karru, Kusu, Udararoga, Vayu, Tuberculosis, Mulabandha.
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