"After taking the first five morsels, with the repetition of the five mantras, pranaya svaha, apranaya svaha, uyanaya svaha, udanaya svaham samanaya svaha, directed to the five vital breaths of the body which are prana, apana, samana, vyana and udana . . ."
2.1 Ayurveda Is Based on Understanding of Prana 2.2 Manifestations of Prana and Pranic Forces 2.3 Prana in Ayurveda and the Chinese concept of Qi (Chi) 2.4 Prana, Agni and Soma