Prashvasa, Praśvāsa: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Praśvāsa can be transliterated into English as Prasvasa or Prashvasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Praswas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPraśvāsa (प्रश्वास) refers to the “out-breath” (as opposed to Āśvāsa—‘in-breath’), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]— [...] (13-15). Every physical, vocal or mental action of the Buddha accompanies knowledge.—[...] Of all the bodily, vocal or mental actions of the Buddha, there is not one that is not useful to beings: this is why it is said that his actions are preceded by knowledge and accompany knowledge. Thus it is said in a sūtra: ‘In the Buddhas, even the out-breath (praśvāsa) and the in-breath (āśvāsa) are useful to beings’. How, then, would their bodily, vocal and mental actions not be useful to them? The wicked who smell the perfume of the breath of the Buddha obtain pure faith and love the Buddha. The gods who breatheperfume of his breath renounce the five objects of desire and resolve to practice the good. This is why it is said that his bodily, vocal and mental actions accompany knowledge. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraśvāsa (प्रश्वास).—Breath, respiration; श्वासप्रश्वासयोर्गतिविच्छेदः प्राणायामः (śvāsapraśvāsayorgativicchedaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ) Pātañjala S.
Derivable forms: praśvāsaḥ (प्रश्वासः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraśvāsa (प्रश्वास).—m.
(-saḥ) Respiration. E. pra + śvas-ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraśvāsa (प्रश्वास):—[=pra-śvāsa] [from pra-śvas] m. breathing in, inhaling, [Suśruta]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPraśvāsa (प्रश्वास) [Also spelled praswas]:—(nm) exhalation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPraśvāsa (ಪ್ರಶ್ವಾಸ):—[noun] the act of breathing; respiration.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prashvasati.
Ends with: Ashvasaprashvasa, Shvasa-prashvasa, Ucchvasaprashvasa, Uchchhvasaprashvasa.
Full-text: Shvasaprashvasadharana, Ashvasa, Prashvasati, Ucchvasaprashvasa, Anapana, Praswas, Shvasa, Ushvasati, Swas, Antaraya, Ashvasaprashvasa, Nihsarana, Vayu.
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Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 1.31 < [First Chapter (Samadhi Pada)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
VIII. Recollection of Death (maraṇānusmṛti) < [Part 2 - The Eight Recollections according to the Abhidharma]
Act 1.1: The Buddha enters into the Samādhirājasamādhi < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
II. Detailed commentary on the list < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
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