Shloka 95

प्रत्याहारवर्णनम्

Pratyāhāra—Cosmic Withdrawal / Dissolution Sequence

Devanagari script

यस्मात्पूर्यनुशेते च तस्मात्पुरुष उच्यते / पुरप्रत्ययिको यस्मात्पुरुषेत्यभिधीयते

Transliteration

yasmātpūryanuśete ca tasmātpuruṣa ucyate / purapratyayiko yasmātpuruṣetyabhidhīyate

Translation

যেহেতু সে ‘পুরী’—দেহ-নগরে শয়ন/অবস্থান করে, তাই তাকে ‘পুরুষ’ বলা হয়। আর যেহেতু সে ‘পুর’ ধারণার ভিত্তি, তাইও ‘পুরুষ’ নামে অভিহিত।

Word by Word

यस्मात्because/from which

पूर्तिthe city/body (as abode)

अनुशेतेlies/abides within

चand

तस्मात्therefore/from that

पुरुषःthe person (puruṣa)

उच्यतेis called

पुर-प्रत्ययिकःidentified with the ‘city’ (body)

यस्मात्because/from which

पुरुषःpuruṣa

इतिthus

अभिधीयतेis designated