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Prashna Upanishad: Verse 1.7

स एष वैश्वानरो विश्वरूपः प्राणोऽग्निरुदयते । तदेतदृचाऽभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥

सः एषः वैश्वानरः विश्वरूपः प्राणः अग्निः उदयते । तत् एतत् ऋचा अभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 1.7

sa eṣa vaiśvānaro viśvarūpaḥ prāṇo'gnirudayate | tadetadṛcā'bhyuktam ||7||

Siya, ang Vaisvanarang ito ng unibersal na anyo, ang vital na hininga, tumataas na parang apoy. Ito nga ay ipinahayag sa Rig Veda.

He, this Vaisvanara of universal form, the vital breath, rises as fire. This indeed is declared in the Rig Veda.

saḥHe
saḥ:
TypePronoun
Roottad
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
eṣaḥthis
eṣaḥ:
TypePronoun
Rootidam
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
vaiśvānaraḥthe universal fire / Vaishvanara
vaiśvānaraḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootviśvānara
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
viśvarūpaḥall-formed / having all forms
viśvarūpaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootviśvarūpa
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
prāṇaḥprāṇa / vital breath
prāṇaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootprāṇ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
agniḥfire
agniḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootagni
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
udayaterises / arises
udayate:
TypeVerb
Rootud-√i (uṣṇoti / udayati)
FormPresent tense, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
tatthat
tat:
TypePronoun
Roottad
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
etatthis
etat:
TypePronoun
Rootidam
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ṛcāin the Ṛg Veda verse
ṛcā:
TypeNoun
Rootṛc
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
abhyuktamdeclared / stated
abhyuktam:
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√vac (abhivakti)
FormPast passive participle, Neuter, Nominative, Singular
  • sa eṣa: no sandhi (visarga before vowel may be retained in pada)
  • prāṇo'gniḥ = prāṇaḥ + agniḥ (visarga sandhi: aḥ + a = o' + a)
  • tadetat = tat + etat (final t + initial e, no change)
  • tadetaḍṛcā = tadetat + ṛcā (t + ṛ remains, or t becomes ṭ in some traditions)
  • ṛcā'bhyuktam = ṛcā + abhyuktam (ā + a = ā, apostrophe marks avagraha)
Vaisvanara (Universal Fire) as PranaMahavakya: Not directly one of the four Mahavakyas, but supports the identity of the cosmic and individual principles underlying 'Tat tvam asi' (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7) by establishing the unity of macrocosmic Vaisvanara and microcosmic prana.Atharva VedaPippalada (Paippalada) ShakhaChandas: Prose

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