Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

śvāsa श्वास – inhalation; shortness of breath; wheezing

substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

inhalation; shortness of breath; wheezing

Derived from

  1. śvas श्वस् verbal root — breathe
  2. a अ suffix — nominal-forming suffix -a
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

śvāsa ·m. hissing, snorting; breath, esp. breathing in; aspiration (g.); sighing, sigh.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Śvāsa, as, m. breathing, breath, inspiration, re- spiration; sighing, a sigh; air, wind; affection of the breath, hard breathing, asthma.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

śvāsá (von 1. śvas) 1〉 m. P. 3,1,141. VOP. 26,37. a〉 Gezisch (einer Schlange), Geschnauf: dṛṣṭiśvāsamahāviṣāḥ (nāgāḥ) R. GORR. 2,28,14. KATHĀS. 46,68. fg. KATHĀS. 46,71. fg. BHĀG. P. 8,7,15. sṛjannamarṣitaḥ śvāsān BHĀG. P. 3,18,14. BHĀG. P. 7,8,32. RĀJA-TAR. 1,167. — b〉 das Athmen, Athemzug, Athem H. 1368. kāmakrodhau bhayaṃ nidrā pañcamaḥ śvāsa ucyate . ete doṣāḥ śarīreṣu dṛśyante sarvadehinām .. MBH. 12,11152. chindanti pañcamaṃ śvāsamalpāhāratayā MBH. 12,11154. niviṣṭaṃ gokulaṃ yatra śvāsaṃ muñcati nirbhayam MBH. 13,2699. KUMĀRAS. 2,42. nigamaṃ ˚rūpeṇa dadau tasmai Verz. d. Oxf. H. 63,b,24. śvāsānkaroti Verz. d. Oxf. H. 149,b,21. bhayatrasto naraḥ śvāsaṃ prabhūtaṃ kurute muhuḥ Spr. (II) 4532. hayānāṃ śvāsāḥ Spr. (II) 4935. pramāṇādhika ŚĀK. 29. abjagandha H. 57. śvāsaṃ manuṣyeṇa (Gatte) samaṃ tyajantī VARĀH. BṚH. S. 78,15. śvāsairagalitāvegaiḥ RĀJA-TAR. 3,508. ˚śeṣā prāṇavṛttiḥ RĀJA-TAR. 5,183. śvāsānila BHĀG. P. 8,19,10. ˚dhāraṇaṃ kṛtvā Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 4,1,13. gata˚ adj. MBH. 3,16764. jita˚ MBH. 7,278 (hayāḥ). BHĀG. P. 1,13,51. BHĀG. P. 2,1,17. BHĀG. P. 3,8,21. BHĀG. P. 3,15,7. BHĀG. P. 3,28,10. BHĀG. P. 4,8,75. fg. saśvāsaṃ maraṇam Spr. (II) 4718. adhikaśvāsam adv. Spr. (II) 6332. der Hauch bei der Aussprache der dumpfen Consonanten u. s. w. ṚV. Einl. ṚV. 6,13,2. ṚV. 6,14,6. AV. PRĀT. 1,12. AV. PRĀT. 1,43. TS. PRĀT. 2,5. TS. PRĀT. 2,10. TS. PRĀT. 24,5. Schol. zu P. 1,1,9. īṣacchvāsa bei der Aussprache der Tenues und Zischlaute ŚIKṢĀ_in_Ind. St. 4,356. im Gegens. zu praśvāsa das Einathmen H. 83. SARVADARŚANAS. 174,13. KUSUM. 14,5. — c〉 das Seufzen, Seufzer Spr. (II) 5894. ŚĀK. 133. śvāsānmuñcati SĀH. D. 57,4. SĀH. D. 57,173. — d〉 schwerer Athem, Asthma SUŚR. 1,116,10. SUŚR. 1,118,16. zerfällt in die Arten kṣudra, tamaka, chinna, mahant, ūrdhva SUŚR. 2,497. fgg. WISE 317. CARAKA 8,15. ŚĀRṄG. SAṂH. 1,7,17. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 305,b,28. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 306,b,22. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 312,b,34. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 316,a,6 v. u. Verz. d. B. H. No. 955. fgg. Verz. d. B. H. No. 965. Verz. d. B. H. No. 972. fgg. Verz. d. B. H. No. 975. Verz. d. B. H. No. 993. fgg. Verz. d. B. H. No. 996. hikkodgata˚ R. GORR. 2,65,46. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 8,48. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 9,44. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 32,10. BṚH. 23 (21), 8. BHĀG. P. 3,30,17. — 2〉 f. ā N. pr. der Mutter des Windgottes (śvasana) MBH. 1,2583. — Vgl. kha˚, chinna˚, nabhaḥ˚, madhu˚, mahā˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

śvāsa — 1〉 m. — a〉 Gezisch, Geschnauf. — b〉 das Athmen, Athemzug, Athem R. GORR. 2,28,14. Als Zeitmaass = prāṇa, asu KĀRAṆḌ. 72,7. — c〉 das Einathmen. — d〉 der Hauch bei der Aussprache der dumpfen Consonanten u. s. w. ṚV. PRĀT. Einl. 6 ṚV. PRĀT. 13,2. ṚV. PRĀT. 14,8. — e〉 das Seufzen, Seufzer. — f〉 Athembeschwerden, Asthma HEMĀDRI 1,778,19. — 2〉 f. ā N. pr. der Mutter des Windgottes.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

śvāsaḥ [śvas-ghañ] 1 Breathing, breath, respiration, heaving; adyāpi stanavepathuṃ janayati śvāsaḥ pramāṇādhikaḥ Ś. 1. 30; Ku. 2. 42. 2 A sigh, panting. 3 Air, wind. 4 Asthma. Comp. — ucchvāsaḥ exhalation and inhalation, respiration. — kāsaḥ asthma. — kuṭhāraḥ a drug used to cure asthma. — dhāraṇaṃ = prāṇāyāma. — rodhaḥ suspension or obstruction of breath — hikkā a kind of hiccough. — hetiḥ f. sleep.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

śvāsa m. Gezisch, Hauch, Atem, Seufzer.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

śvāsa śvāsa m. (śvas) respiration; soupir; souffle; vent. śvāsayāmi (c. de śvas) faire respirer; donner du relâche. śvāsaheti f. sommeil. śvāsāri m. (ari) esp. de plante. śvāsin m. (sfx. in) vent.

Occurrences in source texts (5)

HP 2 occurrences
HP 2.15-2.20: Correct Practice 1 occurrence

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HP 2.24-2.29: Dhauti and Basti 1 occurrence

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HTK 1 occurrence
HTK 10.44–46*1: Ekameru, Dvimeru and Trimeru 1 occurrence

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PYS 2 occurrences
PYS 1.31–32: Distraction and Its Remedy 1 occurrence

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PYS 2.49–51: Prāṇāyāma as Breath Suspension 1 occurrence

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