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Shloka 9

नारद-देवमत-संवादः

Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna

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

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

Dijo Nārada: Prāṇa y Apāna forman un par de oposición: se mueven en direcciones contrarias—uno hacia arriba y el otro hacia abajo. Del mismo modo, Vyāna y Samāna también se mencionan como una dualidad, que se desplaza lateralmente y permea el centro. Así, las funciones vitales se comprenden como pares complementarios, en un ordenado equilibrio.

प्राणापानौprāṇa and apāna (the two vital airs)
प्राणापानौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण + अपान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
द्वन्द्वम्a dvandva (pair/dual group)
द्वन्द्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वन्द्व
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ऊर्ध्वम्upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गच्छतःthey go
गच्छतः:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent, Third, Dual, Parasmaipada
व्यानःvyāna (vital air)
व्यानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समानःsamāna (vital air)
समानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तिर्यक्horizontally/sideways
तिर्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिर्यक्
द्वन्द्वत्वम्the state of being a dvandva/pair
द्वन्द्वत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वन्द्वत्व
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उच्यतेis said/is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive (Karmani)

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
P
Prāṇa
A
Apāna
V
Vyāna
S
Samāna

Educational Q&A

The verse frames the body’s life-functions as complementary dualities: prāṇa/apāna (upward vs. downward movement) and vyāna/samāna (pervading and balancing in the middle). Ethical and spiritual discipline is implied as learning harmony and order within oneself rather than being driven by inner oppositions.

Nārada is instructing by describing the inner physiology of the vital breaths (vāyus) in terms of dvandva (paired forces). The teaching shifts attention from external events to an inward, yogic understanding of how life is sustained through balanced movements.