प्राण
Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
प्राण • (prāṇ) m (Urdu spelling پران)
Declension
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “प्राण”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- প্ৰাণ (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
- প্রাণ (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- ပြာဏ (Burmese script)
- પ્રાણ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಾಣ (Kannada script)
- ប្រាណ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣາຓ (Lao script)
- പ്രാണ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରାଣ (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
- ප්රාණ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
- ப்ராண (Tamil script)
- ప్రాణ (Telugu script)
- ปฺราณ (Thai script)
- པྲཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From प्र- (pra-) + अन् (an), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
प्राण • (prāṇá) stem, m
- breath, respiration, the breath of life, vitality, life, vital air (usually plural in this sense)
- the first of the five life-winds or vital airs, which has its seat in the lungs (the other four being अपान (apāna), समान (samāna), व्यान (vyāna) and उदान (udāna))
- wind, inhaled air
- energy, vigor, strength, power (as in प्राणसार (prāṇasāra))
- the spirit or soul (as opposed to शरीर (śarīra))
- The Supreme Spirit (see आत्मन् (ātman))
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of प्राण (prāṇá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | प्राणः prāṇáḥ |
प्राणौ / प्राणा¹ prāṇaú / prāṇā́¹ |
प्राणाः / प्राणासः¹ prāṇā́ḥ / prāṇā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | प्राण prā́ṇa |
प्राणौ / प्राणा¹ prā́ṇau / prā́ṇā¹ |
प्राणाः / प्राणासः¹ prā́ṇāḥ / prā́ṇāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | प्राणम् prāṇám |
प्राणौ / प्राणा¹ prāṇaú / prāṇā́¹ |
प्राणान् prāṇā́n |
Instrumental | प्राणेन prāṇéna |
प्राणाभ्याम् prāṇā́bhyām |
प्राणैः / प्राणेभिः¹ prāṇaíḥ / prāṇébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | प्राणाय prāṇā́ya |
प्राणाभ्याम् prāṇā́bhyām |
प्राणेभ्यः prāṇébhyaḥ |
Ablative | प्राणात् prāṇā́t |
प्राणाभ्याम् prāṇā́bhyām |
प्राणेभ्यः prāṇébhyaḥ |
Genitive | प्राणस्य prāṇásya |
प्राणयोः prāṇáyoḥ |
प्राणानाम् prāṇā́nām |
Locative | प्राणे prāṇé |
प्राणयोः prāṇáyoḥ |
प्राणेषु prāṇéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
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