Sanskrit

प्रच्छर्दनविधारणाभ्यां वा प्राणस्य

Transliteration (IAST)

pracchardana-vidhāraṇābhyāṃ vā prāṇasya

Word by word

pracchardana

exhalation; expelling the breath

vidhāraṇābhyām

and retention

prāṇasya

of the breath

Translation

Or by the exhalation and retention of the breath.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0