Prashna Upanishad: Verse 1.11
पञ्चपादं पितरं द्वादशाकृतिं दिव आहुः परे अर्धे पुरीषिणम् । अथेमे अन्य उ परे विचक्षणं सप्तचक्रे षडर आहुरर्पितमिति ॥११॥
पञ्च-पादम् । पितरम् । द्वादश-आकृतिम् । दिवः । आहुः । परे । अर्धे । पुरीषिणम् । अथ । इमे । अन्ये । उ । परे । विचक्षणम् । सप्त-चक्रे । षड्-अरे । आहुः । अर्पितम् । इति ॥
pañcapādaṃ pitaraṃ dvādaśākṛtiṃ diva āhuḥ pare ardhe purīṣiṇam ｜ atheme anya u pare vicakṣaṇaṃ saptacakra ṣaḍara āhurarpitamiti ॥
Dizem que o pai tem cinco pés e doze formas, situado na metade superior do céu, abundante em chuva. Outros, porém, dizem que o que tudo vê está na metade inferior, colocado sobre a roda de sete raias e seis raios.
They say the father has five feet and twelve forms, situated in the higher half of heaven, abounding in rain. Others, however, say the all-seeing one is in the lower half, placed upon the seven-wheeled, six-spoked wheel.
- pañcapādaṃ → pañcapādam ( anusvarga→m before p)
- pitaraṃ → pitaram (anusvarga→m before d)
- dvādaśākṛtiṃ → dvādaśākṛtim
- atheme → atha+ime (a+i→e)
- anya u → anya+u
- āhurarpitamiti → āhuḥ+arpitam+iti (visarga→r before a, m+iti)
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