Pingala

P3I1N1G2A1L1A1

proper noun

One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.

OriginSanskrit पिङ्गल →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismyogaOne of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.
  2. An attendant of Surya.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपिङ्गल“reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured”
  2. EnglishPingala

Borrowed from Sanskrit पिङ्गल (piṅgala, “reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured”).

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