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Prashna Upanishad: Verse 2.4

सोऽभिमानादूर्ध्वमुत्क्रामत इव तस्मिन्नुत्क्रामत्यथेतरे सर्व एवोत्क्रामन्ते तस्मिञ्च प्रतिष्ठमाने सर्व एव प्रतिष्ठन्ते । तद्यथा मक्षिका मधुकरराजानमुत्क्रामन्तं सर्व एवोत्क्रमन्ते तस्मिञ्च प्रतिष्ठमाने सर्व एव प्रतिष्ठन्ते एवं वाङ्मनष्चक्षुः श्रोत्रं च ते प्रीताः प्राणं स्तुन्वन्ति ॥४॥

सः । अभिमानात् । ऊर्ध्वम् । उत्क्रामत । इव । तस्मिन् । उत्क्रामति । अथ । इतरे । सर्वे । एव । उत्क्रामन्ते । तस्मिन् । च । प्रतिष्ठमाने । सर्वे । एव । प्रतिष्ठन्ते । तत् । यथा । मक्षिका । मधुकरराजानम् । उत्क्रामन्तम् । सर्वे । एव । उत्क्रमन्ते । तस्मिन् । च । प्रतिष्ठमाने । सर्वे । एव । प्रतिष्ठन्ते । एवम् । वाक् । मनः । चक्षुः । श्रोत्रम् । च । ते । प्रीताः । प्राणम् । स्तुन्वन्ति ॥४॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 2.4

so'bhimānādūrdhvamutkrāmata iva tasminnutkrāmatyathetare sarva evotkrāmante tasmiñca pratiṣṭhamāne sarva eva pratiṣṭhante | tadyathā makṣikā madhukararājānamutkrāmantaṃ sarva evotkramante tasmiñca pratiṣṭhamāne sarva eva pratiṣṭhante evaṃ vāṅmanaścakṣuḥ śrotraṃ ca te prītāḥ prāṇaṃ stunvanti ||4||

Él, por orgullo, pareció elevarse hacia arriba. Al elevarse, todos los demás se elevan; y cuando él se establece, todos los demás se establecen. Así como las abejas, cuando la abeja reina se eleva, todas se elevan, y cuando ella se posa, todas se posan—del mismo modo, el habla, la mente, el ojo y el oído, complacidos, alaban a Prana.

He, out of self-importance, appeared to rise upward. As he rises, all the others indeed rise; and when he remains established, all the others remain established. Just as bees, when the king-bee rises, all rise up, and when he settles, all settle—so speech, mind, eye, and ear, being pleased, praise Prana.

saḥhe
saḥ:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
abhimānātout of pride/ego
abhimānāt:
TypeNoun
Rootabhimāna
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
ūrdhvamupward
ūrdhvam:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootūrdhva
Formindeclinable
utkrāmatahe departed/rose
utkrāmata:
TypeVerb
Rootut-kram
Formimperfect tense, 3rd person, singular, ātmanepada
ivaas it were
iva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva
Formindeclinable
tasminin that
tasmin:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, singular
utkrāmatias he departs
utkrāmati:
TypeVerb
Rootut-kram
Formimperfect tense, 3rd person, singular, ātmanepada
athathen
atha:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha
Formindeclinable
itarethe others
itare:
TypePronoun
Rootitara
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
sarveall
sarve:
TypePronoun
Rootsarva
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
evaindeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
Formindeclinable
utkrāmantethey depart
utkrāmante:
TypeVerb
Rootut-kram
Formimperfect tense, 3rd person, plural, ātmanepada
tasminin that
tasmin:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
Formindeclinable
pratiṣṭhamāneabiding/resting
pratiṣṭhamāne:
TypeVerb
Rootpratiṣṭhā
Formpresent participle, masculine, locative, singular
sarveall
sarve:
TypePronoun
Rootsarva
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
evaindeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
Formindeclinable
pratiṣṭhantethey abide/rest
pratiṣṭhante:
TypeVerb
Rootpratiṣṭhā
Formimperfect tense, 3rd person, plural, ātmanepada
tatthat
tat:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formneuter, nominative, singular
yathājust as
yathā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā
Formindeclinable
makṣikāflies
makṣikā:
TypeNoun
Rootmakṣikā
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
madhukararājānamking of bees
madhukararājānam:
TypeNoun
Rootmadhukara+rājan
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
utkrāmantamdeparting
utkrāmantam:
TypeVerb
Rootut-kram
Formpresent participle, masculine, accusative, singular
sarveall
sarve:
TypePronoun
Rootsarva
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
evaindeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
Formindeclinable
utkramantethey depart
utkramante:
TypeVerb
Rootut-kram
Formimperfect tense, 3rd person, plural, ātmanepada
tasminin that
tasmin:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
Formindeclinable
pratiṣṭhamāneabiding
pratiṣṭhamāne:
TypeVerb
Rootpratiṣṭhā
Formpresent participle, masculine, locative, singular
sarveall
sarve:
TypePronoun
Rootsarva
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
evaindeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
Formindeclinable
pratiṣṭhantethey abide
pratiṣṭhante:
TypeVerb
Rootpratiṣṭhā
Formimperfect tense, 3rd person, plural, ātmanepada
evaṃthus
evaṃ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
Formindeclinable
vākspeech
vāk:
TypeNoun
Rootvāk
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
manaḥmind
manaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootmanas
Formneuter, nominative, singular
cakṣuḥeye
cakṣuḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootcakṣus
Formneuter, nominative, singular
śrotramear
śrotram:
TypeNoun
Rootśrotra
Formneuter, nominative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
Formindeclinable
tethey
te:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
prītāḥpleased
prītāḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootprī
Formmasculine, nominative, plural, past participle
prāṇamprāṇa
prāṇam:
TypeNoun
Rootprāṇa
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
stunvantithey praise
stunvanti:
TypeVerb
Rootstu
Formpresent tense, 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada
  • so'bhimānāt → saḥ abhimānāt (visarga+ā→o'bhi)
  • ūrdhvamutkrāmata → ūrdhvam utkrāmata (m+u)
  • tasminnutkrāmati → tasmin utkrāmati (n+u, nasal assimilation)
  • utkrāmatyatha → utkrāmati atha (i+a→ya)
  • athetare → atha itare (a+i→e)
  • evotkrāmante → eva utkrāmante (a+u→o)
  • tasmiñca → tasmin ca (n→ñ before c)
  • pratiṣṭhamāne sarva → no sandhi (vowel initial)
  • tadyathā → tat yathā (t+y→dy)
  • madhukararājānamutkrāmantam → madhukararājānam utkrāmantam (m+u)
  • evotkramante → eva utkramante (a+u→o)
  • tasmiñca → tasmin ca (n→ñ)
  • evaṃ vāṅmanaścakṣuḥ → evaṃ vāk manaḥ cakṣuḥ (ṃ before v, k→ṅ before m, visarga→ś before c)
  • prītāḥ prāṇam → prītāḥ prāṇam (visarga before p)
Dependence of all sense organs on Prana; the hierarchical supremacy of the vital force demonstrated through departure and return; the recognition and praise of Prana by the facultiesMahavakya: This mantra indirectly supports the Mahavakya 'Ayam Atma Brahma' (This Self is Brahman) by demonstrating that the vital force (Prana) which animates and sustains all faculties is the essential self of the embodied being. The organs' praise of Prana mirrors the Upanishadic recognition that the Atman is the inner controller upon which all depends.Atharva VedaPippalada ShakhaChandas: Prose (Gadya)

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