Samadhi Pada
Sentence 34
prachchhardana vidharana abhyam va pranasya ||34||
प्रच्छर्दनविधारणाभ्यां वा प्राणस्य ॥३४॥
pracchardana-vidhāraṇa-ābhyāṁ vā prāṇasya ||34||
The goal can be attained through breathing exercises involving holding your breath before exhaling. ||34||
prachchhardana (प्रच्छर्दन, pracchardana) = exhale; discharge; eject
vidharana (विधारण, vidhāraṇa) = hold in; hold back
abhya (आभ्य, ābhya) = both, and
va (वा, vā) = or (The state of yoga can also be reached by...)
pranasya (प्राणस्य, prāṇasya) = breath or prana; vital energy
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