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pranayama meaning in Sanskrit

प्राणायाम prāṇāyāma

pranayama in Sanskrit: प्राणायाम (prāṇāyāma). In English, pranayama means breathing techniques; breath control, often synchronized with movements between asanas in yoga.

Sanskrit words for pranayama

pranayama
प्राणायाम prāṇāyāma

English meaning of pranayama

  1. noun Breathing techniques; breath control, often synchronized with movements between asanas in yoga.

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Questions about pranayama in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pranayama in Sanskrit?
Pranayama in Sanskrit is प्राणायाम (prāṇāyāma).
pranayama इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pranayama: प्राणायाम (prāṇāyāma).
What does pranayama mean in English?
Pranayama means breathing techniques; breath control, often synchronized with movements between asanas in yoga.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “pranayama”: प्राणायाम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pranayama (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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