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.
Word by Word
प्राणbreath; vital breath
प्राण:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्र-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘प्राण’
अपानौthe two downward breaths (apāna)
अपानौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअपान (अप-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘अपान’
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रोत्रम्ear; hearing
श्रोत्रम्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्षितिःimperishability; undecay
अक्षितिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअ-क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक) / ‘अक्षिति’
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
क्षितिःdwelling; stability / earth (contextual)
क्षितिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (√क्षि ‘निवास/क्षय’ इत्यादि; प्रातिपदिक ‘क्षिति’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
याwhich (she/that)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
व्यानpervading breath (vyāna)
व्यान:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootव्यान (वि-आ-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘व्यान’
उदानौthe two upward breaths (udāna)
उदानौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउदान (उद्-√अन् ‘श्वसिति’) / प्रातिपदिक ‘उदान’
वाक्speech
वाक्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
मनःmind
मनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वैindeed
वै:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
आकूतिम्intention; resolve
आकूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआकूति (आ-√कू ‘चिन्तने/संकल्पे’; प्रातिपदिक ‘आकूति’)
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypePreverb
Rootआ
अवहन्they brought; they conveyed
अवहन्:
—
TypeVerb
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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