Bahishprana, Bahiṣprāṇa, Bahis-prana, Bahitprana: 4 definitions

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Bahishprana 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 Bahiṣprāṇa can be transliterated into English as Bahisprana or Bahishprana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahiṣprāṇa (बहिष्प्राण).—

1) the external or outer breath or life; (hence) anything as dear as life.

2) money; Bhāgavata 5.14.5.

Derivable forms: bahiṣprāṇaḥ (बहिष्प्राणः).

Bahiṣprāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahis and prāṇa (प्राण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bahiṣprāṇa (बहिष्प्राण):—[=bahiṣ-prāṇa] [from bahiṣ > bahis] m. external breath or life, anything near the heart or as dear as life, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] money, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. one whose breath or life is outside, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]

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Bahishprana in German

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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.

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