Prashna Upanishad: Verse 2.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अरा इव रथनाभौ प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । ऋचो यजूꣳषि सामानि यज्ञः क्षत्रं ब्रह्म च ॥६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

arāḥ / iva / rathanābhau / prāṇe / sarvam / pratiṣṭhitam / ṛcaḥ / yajūṃṣi / sāmāni / yajñaḥ / kṣatram / brahma / ca

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 2.6

IAST Transliteration

arā iva rathanābhau prāṇe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni yajñaḥ kṣatraṃ brahma ca

Translation

जैसे गाड़ी के पहिए में सारी डंडियाँ बीच में जुड़ी होती हैं, वैसे ही सब कुछ प्राण में जुड़ा है। सारे वेद के श्लोक, यज्ञ, राज्य की ताकत, और ज्ञान सब प्राण में है।

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Academic Translation

Like spokes on a chariot wheel, everything is established in prāṇa. [The] Ṛc verses, Yajus formulas, Sāman melodies, sacrifice, the kṣatra [power], and brahma [knowledge].

Verse Context

• Prāṇa as the central support (pratiṣṭhā) of all knowledge, ritual, and social order—the hub of cosmic existence
• Mahavakya: While not directly containing a mahāvākya, this verse supports the 'Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma' (Chandogya Upanishad) principle by showing all things (sarvam) are established in the one vital principle, implying the unity of all in Brahman-prāṇa.
• Atharva Veda
• Paippalada Shakha Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (8+8 syllables per pada)