Prashna Upanishad: Verse 2.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अरा इव रथनाभौ प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । ऋचो यजूꣳषि सामानि यज्ञः क्षत्रं ब्रह्म च ॥६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

arāḥ / iva / rathanābhau / prāṇe / sarvam / pratiṣṭhitam / ṛcaḥ / yajūṃṣi / sāmāni / yajñaḥ / kṣatram / brahma / ca

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 2.6

IAST Transliteration

arā iva rathanābhau prāṇe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni yajñaḥ kṣatraṃ brahma ca

Translation

Seperti jejari pada roda kereta kuda, segala sesuatu berpaut pada prāṇa. [Ayat-ayat] Ṛc, formula Yajus, melodi Sāman, pengorbanan, kuasa kṣatra, dan brahma [pengetahuan].

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Academic Translation

Like spokes on a chariot wheel, everything is established in prāṇa. [The] Ṛc verses, Yajus formulas, Sāman melodies, sacrifice, the kṣatra [power], and brahma [knowledge].

Verse Context

• Prāṇa as the central support (pratiṣṭhā) of all knowledge, ritual, and social order—the hub of cosmic existence
• Mahavakya: While not directly containing a mahāvākya, this verse supports the 'Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma' (Chandogya Upanishad) principle by showing all things (sarvam) are established in the one vital principle, implying the unity of all in Brahman-prāṇa.
• Atharva Veda
• Paippalada Shakha Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (8+8 syllables per pada)