[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2142 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2142 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2142 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2142) M. Prāṇas. There are ten Prāṇas (life-winds). (1) Prāṇa (2) Apāna (3) Vyāna (4) Samāna (5) Udāna (6) Nāga (7) Kūrma (8) Kṛkara (9) Devadatta (10) Dhanañjaya. - [Previous: c8.2141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2141) - [Next: c8.2143](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2143) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2142) · Pramāṇa