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    an

    See also a, am, aḥ, aṃ, ānayāmi.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 21, col. 1.
    an (lu, gha) aniti 2. a. To live or
    breathe.
    ☞ p. 21, col. 1.
    an (ya, ṅa) anyatte 4. d. To live.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 64, col. 2.
    I. an. See a III.
    ☞ p. 64, col. 2.
    II. an. Considered as a substitute of id in idam in some

    cases, viz. anena, anayā and anayoḥ. See idam and ana.

    ☞ p. 64, col. 2.
    III. an I. (ana-adādi-rudādi-udātta-parasmaipadin) r. 2d cl.

    par. (aniti- imp. ānīt or ānat-āna-anitā-aniṣyati-

    ānīt.--Desid. aniniṣati.--Caus. ānayati) and

    II. (ana-divādi-udātta-anudāttet) r. 4th cl. ātm. (a-

    nyate &c.) Also read aṇ q. v. 1 To breathe, to live. 2 (ved.)

    To go. (In composition with parā and pra, the n of the

    radical is changed to ṇ.) With apa- To breathe away (in

    farting), to produce the action of the vital air apāna (q. v.);

    abhyapa- The same (abhi implying moreover the direction

    towards); ava- To breathe out, to breathe forth; ud-

    To breathe up, to produce the action of the vital air udāna

    (q. v.); abhyud- The same (abhi implying also the direction

    towards); parā-(parāṇiti-parāṇiṇat-parāṇiṇiṣati)(?);

    pari-(paryaniti)(?); pra- (prāṇiti. Des. prāṇiṇiṣati.) 1 To

    breathe, to respire, to produce the action of the vital air

    prāṇa q. v. 2 To live. 3 (In the Upanishads, but doubtful.)

    To smell (see also prāṇa and atigraha). Caus. (prāṇayati-

    prāṇiṇat) To revive; anupra- To breathe or to live in con-

    formity with (a following noun depends upon it in the ac-

    cusative); abhipra- To breathe into, to make one's breath

    enter into (the mouth of another); vi- To breathe, to pro-

    duce the action of the vital air vyāna (q. v.); abhivi- The

    same with the meaning of ‘towards’; sam- 1 To breathe,

    to live. 2 To produce the action of the vital air samāna (q. v.).

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 18, col. 1.
    an' an-, before consonants a'

    a-, an inseparable prefix, implying I.

    negation, e. g. a-brāhmaṇa, m. One who

    is not a Brāhmaṇa, Man. 7, 85. a-jñāna,

    n. Ignorance, Man. 11, 145. an-anta,

    adj. Endless, Man. 4, 149. In this

    use it produces very often the opposite

    signification, e. g. a-gada, m. Health,

    Man. 11, 237. a-krūra, adj. Soft, Man.

    2, 34. a-sakrit, adv. Often, Man. 3,

    233. II. deterioration. 1. Wrong, e. g.

    a-kāla, m. Unseasonable time, Man.

    3, 105. 2. Bad, a-ksketra, n. A bad field,

    Man. 10, 71. — Cf. Lat. in-, Goth. and

    A.S. un-, and

    ☞ p. 18, col. 2.
    an AN, ii. 1, Par. † i, 4, Ātm. 1.

    To breathe. 2. To blow (as wind).

    3. To live. — Cf. Lat. animus,

    ānus (cf. Sskr. apāna); Goth. uz-ana;

    see prāna.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 24, col. 2.
    an 1 . an-, occasionally ana ana-, (before

    a vowel) the substitute for 3. a, or a privative.

    (Before terminations commencing with vowels) the

    substitute for the pronominal base a, as in anena

    (ana-ina).
    ☞ p. 24, col. 2.
    an 2 . an, cl. 2. P. aniti or Ved. anati,

    āna, aniṣyati, ānīt, anitum, to breathe,

    gasp, move, go, live [cf. Gr. ἄνεμος Lat. animus]:

    Caus. ānayati, -yitum: Desid. aniniṣati.

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    ☞ p. 115, col. 1.
    an, before consonants a, negative prefix. [1121a; acct, 1288a, 1304a: cf. ἀν-, ἀ-, Lat. in-, Eng. un-.]
    ☞ p. 115, col. 2.
    √an (ániti [631]; ā́na; ā́niṣus; aniṣyáti; anitá; ánitum; -ánya). breathe, blow; live. [cf. anila, ἄνεμος, Lat. anima, ‘current of air’; Goth. an-an, ‘breathe.’]

    + pra, breathe.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 54, col. 3.
    an 2 P. [aniti, āna-nī-t, āna, anituṃ, anita]

    1 To breathe; ānīdavātaṃ svadhayā tadekaṃ Rv. 10. 129. 2.

    2 To move, go about, live; ko hyevānyāt yadyeṣa ākāśa ānaṃdo na syāt T. Up.

    3 To gasp, pant with thirst (Ved.)

    — Caus. ānayati; desid. aniniṣati. (4 A.) To live.
    ☞ p. 54, col. 3.
    an m. [kvip] The soul; viśve canedanā Rv. 4. 30. 3.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 15.
    an ániti ánati breathe, live.

    — apa breathe out or away.

    ud breathe up, breathe away.

    pra breathe in, respire, live. C. revive.

    vi breathe, breathe through.

    sam breathe, live.

    anusam breathe after.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 11, col. 2.
    an AN, II.P. án-i-ti, breathe. apa,
    exhale, abhi_apa, breathe upon. pra,
    breathe; blow. anu-pra, breathe after. abhi-
    -pra, inhale. vi, sam, breathe. anu-sam,
    breathe after.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 24, col. 1.
    1. an-, occasionally ana-, (before a vowel) the substitute for 3. a, or a privative.
    ☞ p. 24, col. 1.
    2. an cl. 2. P. ániti or ánati, āna, aniṣyati, ā́nīt [RV. x, 129, 2], to breathe, respire, gasp; to live, L.; to move, go, L. [cf. Gk. ἄνεμος Lat. animus] : Caus. ānayati: Desid. aniniṣati.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 72.
    an 2 P. [aniti, āna-nī-t, āna, anitum, anita] 1 To breathe; ānīdavātaṃ svadhayā tadekam Rv.10.129.2. -2 To move, go about, live; ko hyevānyāt yadyeṣa ākāśa ānando na syāt Taitt. Up. -3 To gasp, pant with thirst (Ved.). -Caus. ānayati; desid. aniniṣati. -4 A. To live. -10 P. ānayati. also 1 P. anati, to worship.
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 72.
    an m. [kvip] The soul; viśve canedanā Rv.4.30.3.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 19, col. 1.
    *an an. anīmi 2 et anye 4. Impf. ānam; p. āna; a1. āniṣam. Souffler; respirer; exhaler.

    Etre vivant.

    Se mouvoir, aller.

    Gr. ; lat. animus, etc.

    ☞ p. 19, col. 1.
    an an, l'a priv. devant une voyelle.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 25, col. 2.
    1 an v. 2 a.
    ☞ p. 25, col. 2.
    2 AN- aniti; ānayati — respirer.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 164.
    1. an negirende Partikel am Anf. eines Wortes; s. 3. a .
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 164.
    2. an , ániti P. 7, 2, 76. ánati (der Ton ruht in den Specialformen bald auf der 1sten, bald auf der 2ten Silbe) AV. 4, 4, 3. ányate DHĀTUP. 26, 66. imperf. ānīt od. ānat P. 7, 3, 98. 99. āna, anitā, aniṣyati, ānīt .

    1) athmen DHĀTUP. 24, 62. 26, 66. ānī̂davā̀taṃ svàdhayā̀ tadekâm ṚV. 10, 129, 1. ko hyevānyātkaḥ prāṇyāt . yadeṣa ākāśa ānando na syāt TAITT. UP. 2, 7.

    — 2) nach Luft schnappen, lechzen: yathā̂ sma te vìrohâto àbhitâptamìvānâti AV. 4, 4, 3. ànanneva prā̀ṇanpàridīrṇaḥ śiśye ŚAT. BR. 2, 5, 3, 3. pàridīrṇā ànatyaśca prā̀ṇatyaśca śiśyiryare 2, 2.

    — 3) gehen NAIGH. 2, 14. — Caus. ānayati . — Desid. aniniṣati P. 6, 1, 3, Sch. 8, 4, 21, Sch.

    — apa ausathmen: àntaścârati rocànāsya prā̀ṇādâpānàtī ṚV. 10, 189, 2. apā̂natì prāṇâtì purûṣò garbhê antàrā AV. 11, 6, 14. 7. yo 'pānenāpāniti sa ta ātmā sarvāntaraḥ ŚAT. BR. 14, 6, 5, 1. = BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 4, 1. yadvai prāṇiti sa prāṇo yadapāniti so 'pānaḥ . - . tasmādaprāṇannanapānanvācamabhivyāharati CHĀND. UP. 1, 3, 3. tasmādekameva vrataṃ caretprāṇyāccaivāpānyācca ŚAT. BR. 14, 4, 3, 34. (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 1, 5, 23.) mukhena mukhaṃ saṃdhāyābhiprāṇyāpānyāt 9, 4, 9. (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 6, 4, 10.) mukhena mukhaṃ saṃdhāyāpānyābhiprāṇyāt 10. (= 11.)

    — abhyapa anathmen: yadyapānenābhyapānitam AIT. UP. 3, 11.

    — ava einathmen: avā̀niti ŚAT. BR. 4, 3, 2, 6. ànavānan 6, 1, 5. etāṃ dìśamànavānantsṛtvā̀ kumbhàṃ prakṣīyā̀napekṣamāṇa ehi 13, 8, 3, 4. KĀTY. ŚR. 21, 4, 6. an der betreffenden Stelle: atavānaṃ sṛtvā .

    — Vgl. anavānam .

    — ud

    1) hinaufathmen: udànannabhyudàniti ŚAT. BR. 4, 1, 2, 27. ya udānenodaniti (BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 4, 1: udāniti; vgl. u. an mit vi) sa ta ātmā sarvāntaraḥ 14, 6, 5, 1. ùdanyāt 4, 6, 1, 7. udā̂niṣurmàhīritì tasmā̂dudàkamûcyate AV. 3, 13, 4.

    — 2) ausathmen: imā̀ḥ prajā̀ḥ prāṇàtyaścodanàtyaścāntàrīkṣamànucaranti ŚAT. BR. 3, 8, 3, 2. 4, 1, 2, 16.

    — abhyud anathmen, anhauchen: amuṃ hyeva lokamudànannabhyudaniti ŚAT. BR. 4, 1, 2, 27.

    — upa, s. upāna .

    — parā, parāṇiti P. 8, 4, 19, Sch. — Caus. parāṇiṇat 21, Sch. — Desid. parāṇiṇiṣati ebend.

    — pari, paryaniti PAT. zu P. 8, 4, 19.

    — pra, prāṇiti P. 8, 4, 19, Sch. prāṇiti oder prāniti VOP. 8, 22. 9, 27. prāṇat P. 7, 3, 99, Sch.

    1) einathmen: yatprāṇena na prāṇiti yena prāṇaḥ praṇīyate (dem Sinne nach ein pass. von prān; eine ähnliche Gleichstellung von an und nī wird man u. 3. finden) KENOP. 8. ŚAṂK. erklärt prāṇa durch ghrāṇa und prāṇiti durch riechen. Vgl. noch u. dem simpl., u. apa und u. ud .

    — 2) athmen: mayā̀ so annâmattì yo vìpaśyâtì yaḥ prāṇîtì ya ī̂ṃ śṛ̀ṇotyùktam ṚV. 10, 125, 4. yadvìrocâtè pra cānâti vi cà caṣṭè śacī̂bhiḥ AV. 7, 25, 2. yacca prāṇiti yacca na BṚH. ĀR. UP. 1, 5, 1. prāṇīt BHAṬṬ. 15, 102. prāṇiṣuḥ 108. yo viśvâsyà jagâtaḥ prāṇàtaspatîḥ ṚV. 1, 101, 5. yatprā̀ṇannîmìṣaccà yat AV. 10, 8, 2. 11, 2, 10. 12, 1, 3. ejatprāṇannimiṣacca MUṆḌ. UP. 2, 2, 1. prāṇàntaḥ prāṇena ŚAT. BR. 14, 9, 2, 8-12. = BṚH. AR. UP. 6, 1, 8-12.

    — 3) wehen: vāyurvai praṇīryajñānāṃ yadā hi prāṇityatha yajño 'thāgnihotram AIT. BR. 2, 34.

    — 4) leben: yenâ prā̀ṇantî vī̀rudhâḥ AV. 1, 31, 1. 10, 8, 19. 10, 5. 11, 6, 10. 9, 23. 13, 3, 3. kathaṃ prāṇimi durgataḥ BHAṬṬ. 18, 10. prāṇivastava mānārtham 4, 38. na jijīvāsukhī tātaḥ prāṇatā rahitastvayā 14, 58. na prāṇiṣi durācāra 9, 57. prāṇa 14, 60. — Caus. athmen machen, beleben: yo mā̀rayatî prā̀ṇayâti yasmā̂tprā̀ṇantì bhuvânānì viśvā̂ AV. 13, 3, 3. prāṇayantamarim (von prā° abhängig) BHAṬṬ. 9, 101. prāṇiṇat P. 8, 4, 21, Sch. — Desid. prāṇiṇiṣati P. 6, 1, 3, Sch. 8, 4, 21, Sch.

    — anupra nachathmen, hinterher athmen: prāṇaṃ devā anuprāṇanti TAITT. UP. 2, 3.

    — abhipra beeinathmen: imāṃ (die Erde) hyeva prā̀ṇannabhiprā̀ṇiti ŚAT. BR. 4, 1, 2, 7. yadi prāṇenābhiprāṇitam AIT. UP. 3, 11. sa yaddhainatprāṇenāgrahaiṣyadabhiprāṇya haivānnamatrapsyat 4; vgl. auch u. apa .

    — vi

    1) athmen: avyânacca vyànaccà sasnî ṚV. 10, 120, 2.

    — 2) den Athem durch den Körper durchathmen: vyànannabhivyàniti ŚAT. BR. 4, 1, 2, 27. yo vyānena vyaniti (BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 4, 1: vyāniti; vgl. an mit ud) sa ta ātmā sarvāntaraḥ 14, 6, 5, 1.

    — abhivi durchathmen: antarikṣaṃ hyeva vyanannabhivyaniti ŚAT. BR. 4, 1, 2, 27.

    — sam aufathmen, zum Leben kommen: àdyā màmārà sa hyaḥ samā̂na ṚV. 10, 55, 5.

    ☞ vol. 5, p. 977.
    2. an mit apa Z. 2 lies 11, 4, 14. 8 st. 11, 6, 14. 7.

    — pra

    4) lies 1, 32, 1 st. 1, 31, 1 und 11, 4, 10. 7, 23 st. 11, 6, 10. 9, 23. — caus.: yaḥ (viṣṇuḥ) prajāḥ prāṇayati HARIV. 14996. yadi prāṇayate vāyuḥ MBH. 12, 6883. prāṇita am Leben erhalten DAŚAK. 96, 5. beseelt, von Verlangen erfüllt Etwas zu thun (infin.): tadanu prāṇitāḥ sarve - āsanrājyāmiṣaṃ prāptuṃ śyenā iva sasaṃbhramāḥ RĀJA-TAR. 1, 364.

    — anupra caus. s. anuprāṇana .

    — abhipra TBR. 1, 2, 1, 19.

    — abhivi behauchen: yānasurāṇāṃ tāñchuṣṇo 'mṛtenābhivyānītte samānan KĀṬH. 37, 14 in Ind. St. 3, 466. ŚAT. BR. 11, 5, 9, 11.

    — sam TBR. 1, 4, 4, 3. 6. KĀṬH. 37, 14; s. u. abhivi .

    ☞ vol. 7, p. 1692.
    2. an mit abhyapa AIT. BR. 2, 21.

    — abhipra einathmen AIT. BR. 2, 21.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    ☞ p. 50.
    an-, vor Consonanten a-, (gr. ἀν-, ἀ-; in den übrigen verwandten Sprachen bleibt das n auch vor Consonanten, so osk., armen. an, lat. in, deutsch un-), un- (mit der verneinenden Partikel ná zusammenhängend).
    ☞ p. 50.
    an [Cu. 419], athmen.

    Mit ápa, aushauchen, den letzten Athemzug thun.

    prá 1) zu athmen beginnen, vgl. prāṇā; 2) part. n., das Beseelte.

    sám, athmen, leben.

    Stamm án:

    -niti pra 1) yás pra‿áṇiti {951,4}.

    Imperf. ā́n (tonlos {858,8}):

    -nīt avātám tád ékam {955,2}. — prá 1) adyá‿íd {858,8}.

    Perf. ān:

    -na [3. s.] sám {881,5} adyā́ mamāra sá hiás ….

    Part. anát:

    -át [n.] {164,30} turágātu jīvám.

    -atás [G.] pra‿ [prāṇatás]; 2) rā́jā {947,3} (neben nimiṣatás, jágatas).

    -atī́ [N. s. f.] apa (uṣā́s) {1015,2} asyá (sū́ryasya) prāṇā́t ….

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 37, col. 3.
    1. an° s. 2. a°.
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 37, col. 3.
    2. an , ánati und ániti

    — 1) athmen 19,17.

    — 2) nach Luft schnappen , lechzen.

    — 3) *gehen.

    — Mit apa ausathmen , aushauchen.

    — Mit abhyapa anathmen.

    — Mit ava einathmen.

    — Mit vyava dazwischen athmen MAITR. S. 4,7,7. TĀṆḌYA-BR. 7,1,9.

    — Mit udā ( udāniti fehlerhaft für udaniti).

    — Mit ud

    — 1) hinaufathmen.

    — 2) ausathmen

    — Mit abhyud anathmen , anhauchen.

    — Mit *parā und *pari.

    — Mit pra

    — 1) einathmen.

    — 2) athmen 32,2.

    — 3) leben.

    — 4) wehen.

    — Caus. athmen machen , beleben. — prāṇita

    — 1) am Leben erhalten.

    — 2) beseelt , von Verlangen erfüllt Etwas zu thun (Inf.).

    — Mit anupra nachathmen , hinterher athmen.

    — Mit abhipra einathmen ; beeinathmen.

    — Mit vi

    — 1) athmen.

    — 2) den Athem durch den Körper durchathmen.

    — Mit abhivi behauchen , durchathmen.

    — Mit sam athmen , leben.

    — Mit anusam darnach athmen AIT. BR. 4,30.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 10, col. 2.
    an ániti, ánati atmen. apa aushauchen, verwehen. pra = simpl.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    ☞ p. 8, col. 2.
    1. an 2. P. 4. A. (animi - gr. 354. - anye) spirare, unde

    e. c. anila ventus, prāṇa spiritus etc. (goth. uz-ana

    exspiro, germ. vet. unst procella - Th. unsti-un-s-ti in-

    serto euphonico s, v. gr. comp. 95.); gr. lat.

    animus).

    ☞ p. 8, col. 2.
    2. an Praef. v. a.

    Whitney Roots

    ☞ p. 3.

    √ an ‘breathe’ present: [2.] ániti etc. anánti V.+ – [1.] ánati anet ana ānat ánant etc. ánante – [6.] anáti 3s. perfect: āna aorist: [5.] āniṣus future: [1.] aniṣyati – [2.] anitā verbal: anita anitum -anya -ānam secondary: desiderative: aniniṣat- – causative: ānayati etc. AV.+ ānayate derivatives: aná -ánan RV. -anátha VS. ánila B.+ āná V.+ ānana E.+