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Shloka 35

अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः

Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine

प्राणिनां सर्वतो वायुश्रैष्टां वर्तयते पृथक्‌ । प्राणनाच्चैव भूतानां प्राण इत्यभिधीयते

prāṇināṁ sarvato vāyuḥ śraiṣṭhāṁ vartayate pṛthak | prāṇanāc caiva bhūtānāṁ prāṇa ity abhidhīyate ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Gió, chuyển động khắp nơi, riêng rẽ khởi động những công năng ưu việt khác nhau của các loài hữu tình. Và vì nó làm cho muôn loài được sinh khí, nâng đỡ hơi thở và sự sống, nên được gọi là ‘Prāṇa’—khí mệnh.”

प्राणिनाम्of living beings
प्राणिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राणिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सर्वतःon all sides; entirely
सर्वतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
वायु-श्रेष्ठान्the best among the winds (vital airs)
वायु-श्रेष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवायु-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वर्तयतेsets in motion; causes to function
वर्तयते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तयति)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पृथक्separately; distinctly
पृथक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
प्राणनात्from (the act of) vitalizing; because of enlivening
प्राणनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राणन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भूतानाम्of beings; of creatures
भूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
प्राणःPrāṇa; vital breath
प्राणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अभिधीयतेis called; is designated
अभिधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-धा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
Vāyu
P
Prāṇa

Educational Q&A

That the all-pervading Vāyu functions as the vital force (prāṇa): it animates and sustains the diverse activities of beings, so ‘prāṇa’ is named from its role in keeping creatures alive. Ethically, it points to a shared life-principle in all beings, supporting reverence and restraint.

In the Śānti Parva instruction, Bhīṣma explains a doctrinal point about the life-breath: how Vāyu operates within living beings to sustain their functions and life, clarifying why it is termed ‘prāṇa.’