Home›Upanishads›Amritnada›Verse 5
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Amritnada Upanishad: Verse 5

शब्दादिविषयाः पञ्च मनश्चैवातिचञ्चलम् ।

चिन्तयेदात्मनो रश्मीन्प्रत्याहारः स उच्यते ॥५॥

शब्द-आदि-विषयाः । पञ्च । मनः । च । एव । अति-चञ्चलम् ।

चिन्तयेत् । आत्मनः । रश्मीन् । प्रत्याहारः । सः । उच्यते ॥५॥

Recitation with translationAmritnada Upanishad 5

śabdādiviṣayāḥ pañca manaś caivāticañcalam |

cintayed ātmano raśmīn pratyāhāraḥ sa ucyate ||5||

อารมณ์ทั้งห้าเริ่มด้วยเสียง และจิตที่แสนฟุ้งซ่านยิ่งนัก พึงพิจารณารัศมีของอาตมัน (กระแสที่ไหลออกภายนอก) นั่นแลเรียกว่า ปรัตยาหาระ।

The five objects beginning with sound, and the mind indeed exceedingly restless—one should contemplate the rays (i.e., the outgoing currents) of the Self; that is called pratyāhāra.

शब्दादिविषयाःthe objects beginning with sound (sense-objects)
शब्दादिविषयाः:
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द-आदि-विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्याविशेषण, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (विषयाः इत्यस्य)
मनःmind
मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय
अतिचञ्चलम्very restless
अतिचञ्चलम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअति-चञ्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (मनः विशेषयति)
चिन्तयेत्should contemplate
चिन्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम/मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (आदेशार्थे—‘one should contemplate’)
आत्मनःof the Self
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
रश्मीन्rays (i.e., outgoing currents)
रश्मीन्:
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
प्रत्याहारःwithdrawal (of the senses)
प्रत्याहारः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रत्याहार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सःthat
सः:
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
उच्यतेis called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः
  • शब्दादिविषयाः → शब्द + आदि + विषयाः
  • मनश्चैवातिचञ्चलम् → मनः + च + एव + अतिचञ्चलम् (ः+च→श्च; एव+अ→ऐव)
  • रश्मीन्प्रत्याहारः → रश्मीन् + प्रत्याहारः (न्+प→न्प्)
Pratyāhāra (withdrawal of senses) and inwardization of consciousness toward ĀtmanMahavakya: Preparatory discipline enabling mahāvākya contemplation: sense-withdrawal steadies the mind for nididhyāsana on ‘I am Brahman’.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Upanishads in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play