"Pingala" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit पिङ्गल (piṅgala, “reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|पिङ्गल||reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured}} Borrowed from Sanskrit पिङ्गल (piṅgala, “reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pingala
  1. (Hinduism, yoga) One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow. Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-Pingala-en-name-ZNv~1s82 Categories (other): Hinduism, Yoga, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. An attendant of Surya.
    Sense id: en-Pingala-en-name-S2oTsqn-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Pingali
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