Shloka 10

Ācāra-vidhi (Rules of Conduct) — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Catalogue

Devanagari script

अपानप्राणयोर्मध्ये प्राणापानसमाहित: । समन्वितस्त्वधिष्ठानं सम्यक्पचति पावक:,अपान और प्राणके मध्यभाग (नाभि) में प्राण और अपान दोनोंका आश्रय लेकर स्थित हुआ जठरानल खाये हुए अन्नको भलीभाँति पचाता है

Transliteration

apānaprāṇayor madhye prāṇāpānasamāhitaḥ | samanvitastv adhiṣṭhānaṃ samyak pacati pāvakaḥ ||

Translation

Bharadvāja said: In the region between apāna and prāṇa—at the navel—the digestive fire, supported by and harmonized with both prāṇa and apāna, properly “cooks” (digests) the food that has been eaten.

Word by Word

• अपानप्राणयोः: of apāna and prāṇa
• अपानप्राणयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपान + प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्राणापानसमाहितः: composed/collected with prāṇa and apāna (as support)
• प्राणापानसमाहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (सम् + आ + धा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समन्वितः: endowed/associated (with them)
• समन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (सम् + अनु + इ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अधिष्ठानम्: the seat/support (substratum)
• अधिष्ठानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• पचति: cooks/digests
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पावकः: fire (digestive fire)
• पावकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• prāṇa
• apāna
• pāvaka (jaṭharāgni)