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कुम्भक

प्राणायाम का एक प्रकार

closing the nostrils and mouth so as to suspend breathing

Monier–Williams

कुम्भक — {kumbhaka} m. ifc. a pot Kathās##a measure (of grain, &c.) Jyot##the prominence on the upper part of an elephant's forehead MBh. xii, 4280##({as}, {am}), m. n. stopping the breath by shutting the mouth and closing the nostrils with the fingers of the right hand (a religious exercise) BhP. Vedântas. Sarvad. &c##m. the base of a column Buddh##N. of an attendant of Skanda MBh. ix, 2577##({ikā}), f. a small pot or pitcher Kathās. vi, 41##the plant Myrica sapida Bhpr##the plant Pistia Stratiotes L##Bignonia suaveolens L##a small shrub (= {droṇapuṣpī}) L##a disease of the eyes (= {kumbhīkā})##N. of one of the mothers in Skanda's retinue MBh. ix, 2633