Number 10 दश
| Number | Sanskrit Term | Transliteration | Sanskrit List | Transliteration | Meaning | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | दश वायु दश प्राण | dasha vAyu or dasha prANa (5 prANAs + 5 upa-prANAs) | प्राण अपान समान व्यान उदान नाग कूर्म कृकर देवदत्त धनञ्जय | praaNa apaana samaana vyaana udaana naaga koorma krukara devadutta dhananjaya | air inhaled and exhaled air passing down the navel area air moving from periphery to navel for digestion air passing from navel to periphery air passing through the throat and upward air facilitating involuntary action air which helps contraction. air which increases appetite. air which helps voluntary action air which sustains | |
| 10 | दशावतारम् | dashaAvatAram the 10 avatArs of Lord vishnu | मत्स्य कूर्म वाराह नरसिम्ह वामन परशुराम राम बलराम कृष्ण कल्कि | matsya koorma varaaha narasimha vaamana parashurAma rAma balarAma KriSHNa Kalki | Aquatic fish Reptilian tortoise Mammalian boar Half-animal, half-man Dwarf man The violent warrior The embodiment of virtue The elder brother of Krishna One endowed with cosmic consciousness The destroyer | |
| 10 | दश धर्म लक्षण | dasha dharma lakshanas the ten attributes of dharma | धृति क्षमा दम अस्तेय शौच इन्द्रिय निग्रह धी विद्या सत्य अक्रोध | dhruti kshama dama asteya shaucha indriya nigraha dhee vidya satya akrodha | Fortitude or forbearance Forgiveness Self-restraint Non-stealing Purity self control spiritual knowledge knowledge of worldly affairs Truthfulness conquest of anger |
