Shloka 9

नारद-देवमत-संवादः

Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna

Devanagari script

प्राणापानाविदं द्वन्द्भवाक्‌ चोर्ध्व॑ च गच्छत: । व्यान: समानश्वैवोभौ तिर्यग्‌ द्वन्द्धत्वमुच्यते,प्राण और अपान--ये दोनों भी द्वन्द्ध हैं। ये नीचे और ऊपरको जाते हैं। व्यान और समान--ये दोनों मध्यगामी द्वन्द्ध कहे जाते हैं

Transliteration

prāṇāpānāv idaṃ dvandvabhāvāc cordhvaṃ ca gacchataḥ | vyānaḥ samānaś caivobhau tiryag dvandvatvam ucyate ||

Translation

Nārada said: Prāṇa and Apāna form a paired opposition: they move in opposite directions—one upward and the other downward. Likewise, Vyāna and Samāna are also spoken of as a duality, moving laterally and pervading the middle. Thus the vital functions within the body are understood through complementary pairs, revealing an ordered balance.

Word by Word

प्राणापानौprāṇa and apāna (the two vital airs)

इदम्this

द्वन्द्वम्a dvandva (pair/dual group)

चand

ऊर्ध्वम्upwards

चand

गच्छतःthey go

व्यानःvyāna (vital air)

समानःsamāna (vital air)

चand

एवindeed/just

उभौboth

तिर्यक्horizontally/sideways

द्वन्द्वत्वम्the state of being a dvandva/pair

उच्यतेis said/is called

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Prāṇa

Apāna

Vyāna

Samāna

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes