10

Number 10 दश

NumberSanskrit TermTransliterationSanskrit ListTransliterationMeaningCitation
10दश 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
10दशावतारम्dashaAvatAram

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
10दश धर्म लक्षणdasha 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