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Shloka 26

महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self

त्रींश्वैवाग्नीन्‌ यजेत्‌ सम्यगात्मन्येवात्ममोक्षणात्‌ | प्राणेभ्यो यजुष: पञ्च षट्‌ प्राश्नीयादकुत्सयम्‌

trīṁś caivāgnīn yajet samyag ātmany evātma-mokṣaṇāt | prāṇebhyo yajuṣaḥ pañca ṣaṭ prāśnīyād akutsayam ||

Вьяса сказал: «Ради собственного освобождения следует должным образом совершать почитание внутри себя, установив в себе три священных огня. Произнося яджурведийские формулы, обращённые к жизненным дыханиям, пусть он сперва примет пять или шесть глотков как приношение; затем, не порицая оставшуюся пищу, пусть ест молча. Так, в дисциплине, поддерживается внутренняя жертва — “прана-агнихотра” — до тех пор, пока не падёт тело».

त्रीन्three
त्रीन्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अग्नीन्fires
अग्नीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
यजेत्should worship/sacrifice
यजेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सम्यक्properly
सम्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक्
आत्मनिin the self
आत्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आत्ममोक्षणात्from/for the sake of liberation of the self
आत्ममोक्षणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्ममोक्षण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
प्राणेभ्यःto the vital breaths
प्राणेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
यजुषःof the Yajus (Yajurvedic formula)
यजुषः:
TypeNoun
Rootयजुस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
FormAccusative, Plural
षट्six
षट्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootषष्
FormAccusative, Plural
प्राश्नीयात्should eat/partake
प्राश्नीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-अश्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अकुत्सयम्without disparaging (it)
अकुत्सयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअकुत्सय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
T
three fires (internal agni)
P
prāṇa (vital breaths)
Y
Yajurveda (yajuṣ-mantras)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches internalization of Vedic sacrifice: establish the ‘three fires’ within, offer the first mouthfuls to the vital breaths with Yajurvedic formulas, and then eat silently without criticizing the food—turning daily nourishment into disciplined spiritual practice aimed at liberation.

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa describes the form of ‘ātma-yajña’ (self-sacrifice): a householder/ascetic maintains an inward agnihotra by ritualized eating—first offering a few morsels to prāṇa through mantra, then consuming the rest with restraint and non-disparagement.