Prana

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈprɑːnÉ™/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnÉ™

Origin

From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, "breath, life").

Full definition of prana

Noun

1. (Hinduism, yoga) Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force. from 18th c.
• 1919: He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana (life-breath) upward and throws the (out-going) breath downward. — The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda, 1919
• 1919: He who knows Aditi, who rises with Prana (the Life Principle), existent in all the Devas — The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda, 1919
• 1919: May my limbs, speech, Prana (life-force), sight, hearing, strength and all my senses, gain in vigor. — The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda, 1919

Derived terms

• pranic