Shloka 17

Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman

Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

प्राणानामायतत्वेन तमुदान प्रचक्षते । तस्मात्‌ तपो व्यवस्यन्ति मद्गतं ब्रह्म॒वादिन:

Transliteration

prāṇānām āyatatvena tam udāna pracakṣate | tasmāt tapo vyavasyanti madgataṁ brahmavādinaḥ ||

Translation

ພະວາຍຸກ່າວວ່າ: ເນື່ອງຈາກມັນເປັນຖານຮອງຮັບຂອງລົມຊີວິດທັງຫຼາຍ ບັນດາຜູ້ຮູ້ຈຶ່ງເອີ້ນຫຼັກນັ້ນວ່າ «ອຸດານະ». ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຜູ້ຮູ້ວິທີແຫ່ງເວດະ ຈຶ່ງຕັ້ງໃຈໃນຕະປະ (ການບຳເນັດ) ໂດຍໃຫ້ມັນຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນຂ້າ—ມຸ່ງສູ່ຂ້າ ແລະສະຖິດໃນພະສະຖານຂອງຂ້າ.

Word by Word

• प्राणानाम्: of the vital breaths
• प्राणानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आयतत्वेन: by (its) being the abode/support
• आयतत्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतत्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तम्: him/that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उदानम्: udāna (the upward vital breath)
• उदानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रचक्षते: they call/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-चक्ष्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्यवस्यन्ति: they resolve/undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-√सो (व्यवस्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मद्गतम्: situated in me; having me as the goal
• मद्गतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद्-गत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मवादिनः: expounders of Brahman/Veda-speakers
• ब्रह्मवादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मवादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Udāna
• Prāṇa (vital breaths)
• Brahmavādins (Veda-knowers)