[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1385 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1385 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1385 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1385) PRĀNA. ‘Breath or life.’ In the Atharva-veda it is personified and a hymn is addressed to it. - [Previous: c5.1384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1384) - [Next: c5.1386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1386) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1385) · Pramāṇa