Apāna
अपानपुंल्लिङ्ग (masculino) · अप उपसर्ग (apa — para baixo/longe) + अन् धातु (an — respirar)
apāna
Mind and Psychology
AI translationOne of the five prāṇas; downward breath of elimination
Apāna is the vāyu located in the pelvic region, responsible for expulsion: defecation, urination, childbirth, deep exhalation. In yoga, the control of apāna is essential — together with prāṇa, their union at the center is sought in advanced prāṇāyāma. One of the five pañca-prāṇa.
Occurrence in the corpus
अवाग्वायोरपश्वासो देहस्यावाग्गतिस्तथा ।। अपान एष कथितो व्यानः सांप्रतमुच्यते ।। १४६ ।।
avāgvāyorapaśvāso dehasyāvāggatistathā || apāna eṣa kathito vyānaḥ sāṃpratamucyate || 146 ||
— Brihadaranyaka Bhashya Vartikam →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Apāna (अपान). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/apana
Vishva Vidya. "Apāna (अपान)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/apana.
Vishva Vidya. "Apāna (अपान)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/apana.
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