udāna उदान – upward-moving vital energy
substantive masculine · Word type unspecified
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AYI dictionary substantive masculine
upward-moving vital energy
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Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine
Original text · English · substantive masculine
udāná ·m. the wind that goes upward (in the body).
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified
Original text · English · substantive masculine
Ud-āna, as, m. breathing upwards, breathing, breath; one of the three or five vital airs, that which rises up the throat and passes into the head; (with Buddhists) an expression of joy or praise; the navel; an eyelash; a kind of snake.
Original text · English · Word type unspecified
udāna ud-āna. See under 2. ud-an, p. 153.
Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified
Original text · German · substantive masculine
udāná (von 2. an mit ud) m. 1〉 das Auf-, Einathmen, Athemzug; einer der drei oder fünf Winde des Körpers, der von der Kehle zum Kopfe aufsteigt, AK. 1,1,1,59. H. 1109. H. an. 3,361. MED. n. 42. VS. 1,20. VS. 6,20. VS. 7,27. trayo vai prāṇāḥ prāṇa udāno vyānaḥ ŚAT. BR. 9,4,2,10. udānena hyayaṃ puruṣaḥ pūryata iva ŚAT. BR. 11,2,4,5. ŚAT. BR. 1,3,1,7. ŚAT. BR. 11,8,3,6. ŚAT. BR. 11,5,3,8. ŚAT. BR. 14,4,3,10. AIT. BR. 1,7. KAUŚ. 72. PRAŚNOP. 3,7. SUŚR. 1,17,3. prāṇodānau samānaśca vyānaścāpāna eva ca SUŚR. 1,250,7. udāno nāma yastūrdhvamupaiti pavanottamaḥ SUŚR. 1,250,12. MBH. 3,13966. MBH. 3,13970. MBH. 14,612. fgg. udānaḥ kaṇṭhasthānīya ūrdhvagamanavānutkramaṇavāyuḥ VEDĀNTAS._in_BENF. Chr. 207,11. — 2〉 buddh. Ausdruck der Freude oder des Lobes: udānamudānayati (denom. davon) BURN. Intr. 57. fg. Lot. de la b. l. 822. In dieser Bed. vielleicht verstümmelt aus uddāna Band, gebundene Rede (?); vgl. avadāna und nidāna. — 3〉 Nabel H. an. MED. — 4〉 Augenwimper ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. — 5〉 eine bes. Art Schlange H. an. MED.
Original text · German · Word type unspecified
udāna 1〉 ˚jaya Verz. d. Oxf. H. 231,a,39. — 2〉 bei den Buddhisten Bez. einer Klasse von Schriften, in denen Buddha ohne besondere Veranlassung spricht (während er in den Avadāna nur in Folge einer an ihn gerichteten Frage redet), WASSILJEW 109. fg. ˚varga WASSILJEW 270. udānamudānayati bedeutet demnach unaufgefordert einen Ausspruch thun.
Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine
Original text · German · substantive masculine
udāná m. — 1〉 der sich von unten nach oben bewegende Wind im Körper Chr. 264,20. Chr. 264,28. — 2〉 *Nabel. — 3〉 *Augenwimpern. — 4〉 *eine Art Schlange. — 5〉 bei den Buddhisten — a〉 Herzensergiessung; s. udānay. — b〉 eine Klasse von Schriften, in denen Buddha ohne besondere Veranlassung spricht.
Apte 1890 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified
Original text · English · substantive masculine
udānaḥ [an-ghañ] 1 Breathing upwards. 2 Breathing, breath in general. 3 One of the five vital airs or life-winds which rises up the throat and enters into the head; the other four being prāṇa, apāna, samāna and vyāna; spaṃdayatyadharaṃ vaktraṃ gātranetraprakopanaḥ . udvejayati marmaṇi udāno nāma mārutaḥ ... 4 (With Buddhists) An expression of praise or joy. 5 The navel. 6 An eyelash. 7 A kind of snake.
Original text · English · Word type unspecified
udāna See under 1 udan.
Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine
Original text · German · substantive masculine
udāná m. der Einhauch (einer von den Winden im Körper).
Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine
Original text · French · substantive masculine
udāna udāna m. (an) un des 5 souffles ou esprits vitaux [les autres sont: apāna, prāṇa, vyāna et samāna]. Nombril. Cil. Serpent. Bd. traité sur la nature et les attributs des Buddhas.
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