Vyāna
व्यानपुंल्लिङ्ग (masculino) · वि उपसर्ग (vi — separação) + अन् धातु (an — respirar)
vyāna
Mind and Psychology
AI translationOne of the five prāṇas; pervades the whole body
Vyāna is the vāyu that circulates throughout the body, sustaining the distribution of nutrients, coordination among organs, and complex movements. Its seat is diffuse. Together with prāṇa, apāna, udāna, and samāna, it forms the set of the five pañca-prāṇa. They are subtle energies — not identical to breathing, but manifested through it.
Occurrence in the corpus
द्वावप्येतौ ममाऽऽत्मानौ प्राण एव प्रतिष्ठितौ ।। प्राणोऽपाने स च व्यान उदाने व्यान आश्रितः ।। ९० ।।
dvāvapyetau mamā''tmānau prāṇa eva pratiṣṭhitau || prāṇo'pāne sa ca vyāna udāne vyāna āśritaḥ || 90 ||
— Brihadaranyaka Bhashya Vartikam →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Vyāna (व्यान). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/vyana
Vishva Vidya. "Vyāna (व्यान)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/vyana.
Vishva Vidya. "Vyāna (व्यान)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/vyana.
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