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Amritnada Upanishad: Verse 37

रक्तवर्णो मणिप्रख्यः प्राणो वायुः प्रकीर्तितः । अपानस्तस्य मध्ये तु इन्द्रगोपसमप्रभः ॥३७॥

रक्त-वर्णः । मणि-प्रख्यः । प्राणः । वायुः । प्रकीर्तितः । अपानः । तस्य । मध्ये । तु । इन्द्रगोप-सम-प्रभः ॥

Recitation with translationAmritnada Upanishad 37

raktavarṇo maṇiprakhyaḥ prāṇo vāyuḥ prakīrtitaḥ | apānastasya madhye tu indragopasamaprabhaḥ ||37||

प्राण हवा लाल रंग की है, जैसे कोई चमकता हुआ मणि। और अपान हवा उसके पास है, जिसका रंग इंद्रगोपा कीड़े जैसा है।

Prāṇa-vāyu is declared to be red in color, resembling a jewel. And apāna, in its midst, is of a luster like that of an indragopa (insect).

rakta-varṇaḥred-colored
rakta-varṇaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootrakta (रक्त) + varṇa (वर्ण) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
maṇi-prakhyaḥresembling a jewel
maṇi-prakhyaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootmaṇi (मणि) + prakhya (प्रख्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
prāṇaḥPrāṇa (the vital air)
prāṇaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootprāṇa (प्राण) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
vāyuḥVāyu (wind / vital air)
vāyuḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootvāyu (वायु) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
prakīrtitaḥis declared / is taught
prakīrtitaḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√kīrt (कीर्त्) (धातु)
Formकृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
apānaḥApāna (the downward vital air)
apānaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootapāna (अपान) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
tasyaof it / of him
tasya:
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्
madhyein the middle
madhye:
TypeNoun
Rootmadhya (मध्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः)
tuindeed / but
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्
indragopa-sama-prabhaḥhaving a luster like an indragopa insect
indragopa-sama-prabhaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootindragopa (इन्द्रगोप) + sama (सम) + prabhā/prabha (प्रभ) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-एकवचनम्
  • समासाः—rakta-varṇaḥ (कर्मधारय), maṇi-prakhyaḥ, indragopa-sama-prabhaḥ
  • अन्यः स्पष्टसन्धिः न
Upāsanā on prāṇa (vital force) as a support for inner realizationMahavakya: Indirect: prāṇa-dhāraṇā is preparatory (sādhana) for mahāvākya-vicāra; no explicit mahāvākya linkage.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)

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