Mantra 4

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राणापानौ चक्षुः श्रोत्रमक्षितिश्च क्षितिश्च या। व्यानोदानौ वाङ् मनस्ते वा आकूतिमावहन्

IAST Transliteration

prāṇāpānāú cákṣuḥ śrótram ákṣitiś ca kṣítiś ca yā́ | vyānódānāu vā́ṅ mánaḥ té vā́ ākū́tim ā́vahan |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In-breath and out-breath, sight and hearing, imperishableness and firm support; diffusive breath and upward breath, speech and mind—these verily brought hither settled purpose.

Translation

Tarikan-nafas (prāṇa) dan hembusan-nafas (apāna), penglihatan dan pendengaran, yang tak-binasa dan penopang yang teguh; nafas yang menyebar (vyāna) dan nafas yang naik (udāna), ujaran (vāc) dan budi (manas)—semua itulah, sungguh, yang membawa ke sini tekad yang mantap (ākūti).

Word by Word

• प्राण: breath; vital breath
• प्राण: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्र-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘प्राण’

• अपानौ: the two downward breaths (apāna)
• अपानौ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपान (अप-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘अपान’

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चक्षुः: eye; sight
• चक्षुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• श्रोत्रम्: ear; hearing
• श्रोत्रम्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अक्षितिः: imperishability; undecay
• अक्षितिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक) / ‘अक्षिति’

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• क्षितिः: dwelling; stability / earth (contextual)
• क्षितिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (√क्षि ‘निवास/क्षय’ इत्यादि; प्रातिपदिक ‘क्षिति’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• या: which (she/that)
• या: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• व्यान: pervading breath (vyāna)
• व्यान: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यान (वि-आ-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘व्यान’

• उदानौ: the two upward breaths (udāna)
• उदानौ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदान (उद्-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘उदान’

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• आकूतिम्: intention; resolve
• आकूतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकूति (आ-√कू ‘चिन्तने/संकल्पे’; प्रातिपदिक ‘आकूति’)

• आ: towards; hither
• आ: —
• Type: Preverb
• Root: आ

• अवहन्: they brought; they conveyed
• अवहन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वह् (वहति) + उपसर्ग आ-; लङ्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (adhyātmika enumeration)

Devata: Prāṇas/Indriyas; ākūti (intention) as resultant power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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