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    See also apāna.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 116, col. 1.
    apānaḥ Breathing out, respiration (opp. prāṇa); prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyaṃtaracāriṇau Bg. 5. 27; one of the five life-winds in the body which goes downwards and out at the anus (apanayanānmūtrapurīṣāderapāno' dhovṛttirvāyurnābhisthānaḥ); mūtraśukravaho vāyurapāna iti kīrtyate.

    — naḥ naṃ The anus (ādhāre ghañ).

    Comp.

    — dā giving Apāna.

    — dvāraṃ the anus.

    — pavanaḥ, vāyuḥ

    1 the life-wind called apāna.

    2 ventris crepitus.

    — bhṛt f. a sort of brick (cherishing the life-wind apāna).

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 153.
    apānaḥ Breathing out, respiration (opp. prāṇa); prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau Bg.5.27; one of the five life-winds in the body which goes downwards and out at the anus (apanayanānmūtrapurīṣāderapāno'dhovṛttirvāyurnā- misthānaḥ) mūtraśukravaho vāyurapāna iti kīrtyate. -naḥ, -nam The anus (ādhāre ghañ). -Comp. -dā giving Apāna. Vāj.17.15. -dvāram the anus. -pavanaḥ, -vāyuḥ 1 the life-wind called apāna. -2 ventris crepitus. -bhṛt f. a sort of brick (cherishing the life-wind apāna).

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 68.
    apānaḥ , puṃ, (apāniti adhodeśāt niḥsarati,
    apa + an + ac .) gudasthavāyuḥ . ityamaraḥ ..
    avāggamanavān pāṣvādisthānavarttī vāyuḥ . iti
    vedāntasāraḥ ..
    (“adhonayatyapānastu āhārañca nṛṇāmadhaḥ .
    mūtraśukravaho vāyurapāna iti kīrttyate” ..
    ityuktalakṣaṇo'vāggamanavān kṛkāṭikāpṛṣṭhapārśva-
    pāyūpasthavṛttivāyuḥ . gudasthavāyuḥ .)
    (“prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau” .
    ivi bhagavadgītā .)