Samāna
समानपुंल्लिङ्ग (masculino) · सम् उपसर्ग (sam — igual) + अन् धातु (an — respirar)
samāna
Mind and Psychology
AI translationOne of the five prāṇas; responsible for digestion and balance
Samāna is the vāyu (vital breath) located in the navel region, responsible for the absorption of food and balance among the other prāṇas. The five prāṇas — prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna — are functional manifestations of a single prāṇa. In meditation, observing these five vāyus allows the student to perceive the subtle body (sūkṣma-śarīra) as an instrument, not as the 'I'.
Occurrence in the corpus
समाहरति वृत्तीर्यो हृद्देशे कीलवत्स्थितः ।। स समान इति ज्ञेयः सर्वकार्योपसंहृतिः ।। १४९ ।।
samāharati vṛttīryo hṛddeśe kīlavatsthitaḥ || sa samāna iti jñeyaḥ sarvakāryopasaṃhṛtiḥ || 149 ||
— Brihadaranyaka Bhashya Vartikam →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Samāna (समान). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/samana
Vishva Vidya. "Samāna (समान)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/samana.
Vishva Vidya. "Samāna (समान)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/samana.
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