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Shloka 95

प्रत्याहारवर्णनम्

Pratyāhāra—Cosmic Withdrawal / Dissolution Sequence

Devanagari script

यस्मात्पूर्यनुशेते च तस्मात्पुरुष उच्यते / पुरप्रत्ययिको यस्मात्पुरुषेत्यभिधीयते

Transliteration

yasmātpūryanuśete ca tasmātpuruṣa ucyate / purapratyayiko yasmātpuruṣetyabhidhīyate

Translation

അവൻ ‘പുരി’ എന്ന ദേഹനഗരത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ ‘പുരുഷൻ’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. ‘പുര’ എന്ന ധാരണയുടെ ആധാരമായതിനാലും അവൻ ‘പുരുഷ’ എന്നു അഭിധേയൻ.

Word by Word

यस्मात्because/from which

पूर्तिthe city/body (as abode)

अनुशेतेlies/abides within

चand

तस्मात्therefore/from that

पुरुषःthe person (puruṣa)

उच्यतेis called

पुर-प्रत्ययिकःidentified with the ‘city’ (body)

यस्मात्because/from which

पुरुषःpuruṣa

इतिthus

अभिधीयतेis designated