Atma Upanishad 18: Verse 18
इतस्ततश्चाल्यमानो यत्किञ्चित्प्राणवायुना ।
स्रोतसा नीयते दारु यथा निम्नोन्नतस्थलम्॥
इतस् ततश् च । आल्यमानः । यत् किञ्चित् । प्राण-वायुना ।
स्रोतसा । नीयते । दारुः । यथा । निम्न-उन्नत-स्थलम् ॥
itas tataś cālyamāno yat kiñcit prāṇa-vāyunā |
srotasā nīyate dāru yathā nimnonnata-sthalam ||
Ballotté çà et là par le souffle vital (prāṇa), tout cet ensemble corps-mental est emporté par le courant, tel un morceau de bois entraîné par l’eau à travers bas-fonds et hauteurs.
Moved this way and that by the vital wind, whatever (this body-mind complex is), it is carried along by the current—like a piece of wood (carried) over low and high ground (by a stream).
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