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Pranayamashata, Pranayama-shata, ʰṇ峾śٲ: 2 definitions

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Pranayamashata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ʰṇ峾śٲ can be transliterated into English as Pranayamasata or Pranayamashata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pranayamashata in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

ʰṇ峾śٲ (प्राणायामश�) refers to the “hundreds of ways of holding the breath�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] What is to be gained by [manipulating] the vital winds, [even when] practised for a long time? [What gained] by the hundreds of [ways] of holding the breath (ṇ峾śٲ), which cause sickness and are arduous, and by the many Mudrās, which are painful and difficult to master? You [should] serve continually the one and only guru to obtain that [no-mind state] whose nature is innate, on the arising of which, the breath, mighty [though it is], instantly disappears by itself. [...]�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pranayamashata in Dharmashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Baudhayana Dharmasutra

ʰṇ峾śٲ (प्राणायामश�) refers to “one hundred suppressions of the breath�, according to the Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra chapter 4.1.—Accordingly, “[...] But for the transgression of that husband who does not approach a wife who bathed after temporary uncleanness, (the performance of) one hundred suppressions of the breath (ṇ峾śٲ) is prescribed (as a penance). Seated with Kuśa grass in his hands, let him repeatedly suppress his breath, and again and again recite purificatory texts, the Vyāhṛtis, the syllable Om, and the daily portion of the Veda. [...]�.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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