Pranayatra, Prāṇayātrā, Prana-yatra: 9 definitions
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Pranayatra 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा).—
1) support of life; maintenance, livelihood; पिण्डपात- मात्रप्राणयात्रां भगवतीम् (piṇḍapāta- mātraprāṇayātrāṃ bhagavatīm) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.
2) the act of breathing.
Prāṇayātrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and yātrā (यात्रा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा).—f.
(-trā) Support of life, subsistence. E. prāṇa, yātrā proceeding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा).—f. support of life, [Pañcatantra] 52, 6.
Prāṇayātrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and yātrā (यात्रा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा).—[feminine] support of life, subsistence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा):—[=prāṇa-yātrā] [from prāṇa > prān] f. support of life, subsistence, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा):—[prāṇa-yātrā] (trā) 1. f. Support of life.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPrāṇayātrā (प्राणयात्रा):—n. support of life; maintenance;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Yatra, Prana.
Full-text: Pranayatrikamatra, Pranayatrika, Pariprepsu, Tavat.
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