स होवाच विजानाम्यहं यत्प्राणो ब्रह्म कं च तु खं च न विजानामीति ते होचुर्यद्वाव कं तदेव खं यदेव खं तदेव कमिति प्राणं च हास्मै तदाकाशं चोचुः
sa hovāca vijānāmyahaṃ yatprāṇo brahma kaṃ ca tu khaṃ ca na vijānāmīti te hocuryadvāva kaṃ tadeva khaṃ yadeva khaṃ tadeva kamiti prāṇaṃ ca hāsmai tadākāśaṃ cocuḥ
Sense: 'Breath is Brahman, Ka (pleasure) is Brahman, Kha (ether) is Brahman.' He said: 'I understand that breath is Brahman, but I do not understand Ka or Kha .' They said: 'What is Ka is Kha, what is Kha is Ka .' They therefore taught him Brahman as breath,…
अर्थMeaning
जो ज्येष्ठ जोर शरष्ठकतो जानता है वह् उयेष्ठ ओर श्रेष्ठ हो जाता है । निश्चय ही प्राण ज्येष्ठ जौर श्रेष्ठ है रुग्धात्मिका भवति, यया गँ जो कोई ज्येष्ठ--आयुमे प्रथम ओर श्रेष्ठ गुणोमे अधिकको
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'Breath is Brahman, Ka (pleasure) is Brahman, Kha (ether) is Brahman.' He said: 'I understand that breath is Brahman, but I do not understand Ka or Kha .' They said: 'What is Ka is Kha, what is Kha is Ka .' They therefore taught him Brahman as breath, and as the ether (in the heart) .
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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जो ज्येष्ठ जोर शरष्ठकतो जानता है वह् उयेष्ठ ओर श्रेष्ठ हो जाता है। धीमी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास और मन के संबंध को कहती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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