Question and answer 22
ப்ராணநிரோத முண்டாவதெப்படி?
கேவலகும்பகத்தாலேனும் ப்ராணாயாமத்தாலேனும் ப்ராணநிரோத முண்டாகும்.
In plain words
And how does one actually restrain the breath?
The breath comes to be restrained either through kevala-kumbhaka, pure retention, or through prāṇāyāma.
Word for word
How does the restraint of the breath come about?
The restraint of the breath comes about either through kevala-kumbhaka or through prāṇāyāma.