Paingala Upanishad 9: Verse 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स तेषां सत्त्वांशं चतुर्धा कृत्वा भागत्रयसमष्टितः पञ्चक्रियावृत्त्यात्मकमन्तःकरणमसृजत्। स तेषां सत्त्वतुरीयभागेन ज्ञानेन्द्रियाण्यसृजत्॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सः । तेषाम् । सत्त्व-अंशम् । चतुर्धा । कृत्वा । भाग-त्रय-समष्टितः । पञ्च-क्रिया-वृत्ति-आत्मकम् । अन्तःकरणम् । असृजत् । सः । तेषाम् । सत्त्व-तुर्य-भागेन । ज्ञान-इन्द्रियाणि । असृजत् ॥९॥

Sanskrit recitationPaingala Upanishad 9

IAST Transliteration

sa teṣāṃ sattvāṃśaṃ caturdhā kṛtvā bhāgatrayasamaṣṭitaḥ pañcakriyāvṛttyātmakam antaḥkaraṇam asṛjat | sa teṣāṃ sattvatūryabhāgena jñānendriyāṇy asṛjat ||9||

Translation

Kemudian Ia membagi bagian sattva mereka menjadi empat. Dari gabungan tiga bagian Ia menciptakan antaḥkaraṇa, batin-instrumen yang berwujud lima kegiatan fungsional. Dari bagian keempat, yakni sattva-seperempat itu, Ia menciptakan jñānendriya, indra-indra pengetahuan.

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Academic Translation

He, having made their sattva-portion into four parts, created from the aggregate of three parts the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) consisting of five functional activities. From their fourth part, the sattva-fourth, he created the organs of knowledge (jñānendriyas).

Verse Context

• Antaḥkaraṇa and jñānendriyas arising from sattva; subtle body analysis (sūkṣma-śarīra)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: supports mahāvākya contemplation by distinguishing the knowing apparatus (mind/senses) from the ultimate Knower (Ātman), aligning with inquiry implied by 'tat tvam asi' and 'aham brahmāsmi'.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose