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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 14.3.2.2

मूल पाठSource scriptureOriginal Sanskritमूल संस्कृत

प्राणो वै ग्रहः ।सोऽपानेनातिग्राहेण गृहीतोऽपानेन हि गन्धाञ्जिघ्रति

अर्थMeaning
अनुवादTranslationLiteral English TranslationLiteral Text

'Prâna (breath) is one Graha, and that is seized by Apâna (down-breathing) as the Atigrâha , for one smells with the Apâna.'

Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.

व्याख्याVyakhya
संपादकीय व्याख्याEditorial explanationVyakhya (व्याख्या)व्याख्याAI-drafted · editor-approved

'प्राण (घ्राण) ही ग्रह (पकड़ने वाला) है; वह अपान (गन्ध) रूपी अतिग्रह से पकड़ा हुआ है, क्योंकि अपान (श्वास) से ही मनुष्य गन्धों को सूँघता है।'

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