Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 The base of a column.
2 A religious exercise (in Yoga phil.), stopping the breath by clos- ing the mouth and both nostrils with the fingers of the right hand.
Dictionary meanings for kuṃbhakaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 The base of a column.
2 A religious exercise (in Yoga phil.), stopping the breath by clos- ing the mouth and both nostrils with the fingers of the right hand.