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Paingala Upanishad 8: Verse 8

स पञ्चभूतानां रजोंशांश्चतुर्धा कृत्वा भागत्रयात्पञ्चवृत्त्यात्मकं प्राणमसृजत्। स तेषां तुर्यभागेन कर्मेन्द्रियाण्यसृजत्॥८॥

सः । पञ्च-भूतानाम् । रजः-अंशान् । चतुर्धा । कृत्वा । भाग-त्रयात् । पञ्च-वृत्ति-आत्मकम् । प्राणम् । असृजत् । सः । तेषाम् । तुर्य-भागेन । कर्म-इन्द्रियाणि । असृजत् ॥८॥

Sanskrit recitationPaingala Upanishad 8

sa pañcabhūtānāṃ rajo’ṃśāṃś caturdhā kṛtvā bhāgatrayāt pañcavṛttyātmakaṃ prāṇam asṛjat | sa teṣāṃ turyabhāgena karmendriyāṇy asṛjat ||8||

Ginawa Niyang apat na bahagi ang mga sangkap na rajas ng limang elemento; mula sa tatlong bahagi ay nilikha Niya ang prāṇa na may limang gampanin (vṛtti). Mula sa ikaapat na bahagi nila, nilikha Niya ang mga pandamang-kilos o organo ng pagkilos (karmendriya).

He, having made the rajas-portions of the five elements into four parts, created from three parts prāṇa, consisting of five functions (vṛttis). From their fourth part he created the organs of action (karmendriyas).

Prāṇa and karmendriyas arising from rajas (guṇa-based cosmology)Mahavakya: Indirect: clarifies the anatman constituents (prāṇa/indriyas) to be discriminated from the Self in light of mahāvākyas such as 'ayam ātmā brahma'.AtharvaChandas: Prose

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