ud-āna 2. ud-√an

udāna

ud-āna m. breathing upwards

• one of the five vital airs of the human body (that which is in the throat and rises upwards) Vedāntas. 97 AV. xi, 8, 4 VS. ChUp. ŚBr. MBh. Suśr. &c

• the navel L

• an eyelash L

• a kind of snake L

• joy, heart's joy (Buddh.)