[śvas-ghañ] 1 Breathing, breath, respiration, heaving; adyā- pi stanavepathuṃ janayati śvāsaḥ pramāṇādhikaḥ S. 1. 30; Ku. 2. 42.

2 A sigh, panting.

3 Air, wind.

4 Asthma. Comp. ucchvāsaḥ exhalation and inhalation, respiration. kāsaḥ asthma. kuṭhāraḥ a drug used to cure asthma. dhāraṇaṃ = prāṇāyāma. rodhaḥ suspension or obstruction of breath hikkā a kind of hiccough. hetiḥ f. sleep.