Pranayam: 1 definition
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Pranayam means something in 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.
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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPranayam in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) exercising control over the process of breathing, restraining or suspending the breath during the mental recitation of the name of a deity or as a religious or yogic exercise; ~[yami] one who practises [pranayama]..—pranayam (प्राणायाम) is alternatively transliterated as Prāṇāyāma.
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Starts with: Pranayama, Pranayamadhura, Pranayamana, Pranayamapara, Pranayamasana, Pranayamashas, Pranayamashata, Pranayamasthairya, Pranayamavidhi, Pranayamavyakhya, Pranayamaya, Pranayamin, Pranayamopanishad, Pranayamritapancashaka.
Ends with: Sapranayam.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Pranayam; (plurals include: Pranayams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Yoga-sutras (Vedanta Commentaries)
Sūtras 28-30 < [Part II - Yoga and its Practice]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXXVII < [Goharana Parva]
Balagangadhara Tilak: ‘Highpriest of Beauty’ < [April - June 1974]
Ageing gracefully < [October – December, 2003]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 5 - Jain scriptures and Spiritual teachers < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Haribhakti-sudhodaya (by Tridandi Sri Bhakti Prajnan Yati Maharaj)
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