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ānāpāne

ānāpāna

nt acc pl of ānāpāna (noun); nt loc sg of ānāpāna (noun); masc acc pl of ānāpāna (noun); masc loc sg of ānāpāna (noun)

1. inhaling and exhaling; breathing in and out; in-breath and out-breath
2. meditation on the in and out breath; lit. in-breath and out-breath
3. in reference to MN118 Ānāpānassatisuttaṃ; lit. breathing in and out

Etymology. āna + apāna; Sanskrit āna, prāṇa + apāna

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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