व्यान
English meaning: pervading vital air
Definition
One of the five chief vital airs, pervading the whole body. It governs circulation and the distribution of energy throughout the limbs.
Example
“व्यानः सर्वशरीरे व्याप्तः।”
In English: “The vyāna is spread throughout the whole body.”
Another example: “व्यानः सर्वशरीरे प्रसरति रक्तं च वहति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
A technical yogic-physiological term found in Classical philosophical and Haṭhayoga texts dealing with the vital airs. Restricted to scholarly and meditative contexts; listed among the five prāṇas governing circulation.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the prefix vi- 'apart, throughout' + the root √an 'to breathe'; literally 'the breath that moves apart', the air pervading and circulating through the whole body.
Synonyms
- व्यानवायु
- व्यानप्राण
Related Words
Common Collocations
- व्यानवायु
- पञ्चप्राण
- व्यानगति
- प्राणव्यानयोः
Word Forms
m., a-stem; nom. व्यानः, acc. व्यानम्, instr. व्यानेन
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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