Verse 14

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वायुः प्राणस्तथाकाशस्त्रिविधो जीवसंज्ञकः । स जीवः प्राण इत्युक्तो वालाग्रशतकल्पितः ॥१४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

वायुः । प्राणः । तथा । आकाशः । त्रि-विदः । जीव-संज्ञकः । सः । जीवः । प्राणः । इति । उक्तः । वल-अग्र-शत-कल्पितः ।

IAST Transliteration

vāyuḥ prāṇas tathākāśas trividho jīvasaṃjñakaḥ | sa jīvaḥ prāṇa ity ukto valāgraśatakalpitaḥ ||14||

Translation

வாயு, பிராணன், ஆகாயம்—இந்த மூன்றும் ‘ஜீவன்’ என அழைக்கப்படுகிறது. அந்த ஜீவன் ‘பிராணன்’ என்றும் கூறப்படுகிறது; அது முடியின் நுனியின் நூற்றில் ஒரு பங்கு அளவிற்கு நுண்ணியது எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது.

Academic Translation

Air, prāṇa, and space—this triad is designated as the jīva. That jīva is said to be prāṇa, conceived as (subtle as) one-hundredth of the tip of a hair.

Verse Context

• Jīva as subtle principle (prāṇa) within the subtle body; sūkṣmatva of the individual self’s empirical locus
• Mahavakya: Indirect: clarifies the upādhi-based (conditioning) description of jīva, which Vedānta later sublates to reveal ‘अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्म’ (Ayam ātmā brahma).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like śloka