भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-4, verse-29
अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे ।
प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः ॥२९॥
प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः ॥२९॥
29. apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe'pānaṁ tathāpare ,
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ.
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ.
29.
apāne juhvati prāṇam prāṇe apānam tathā apare
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ
prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ
29.
apare prāṇam apāne juhvati tathā apare apānam prāṇe
(juhvati) (apare) prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā
(juhvati) (apare) prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ prāṇāpānagatī ruddhvā
29.
Some offer the incoming breath (prāṇa) into the outgoing breath (apāna), and similarly, others offer the outgoing breath (apāna) into the incoming breath (prāṇa). Still others, devoted to breath control (prāṇāyāma), restrain the movements of both the incoming and outgoing breaths (prāṇa and apāna).
Words meanings summery:
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- अपाने (apāne) - in the current of outgoing breath (in the outgoing breath, in apāna)
- जुह्वति (juhvati) - they offer, they sacrifice
- प्राणम् (prāṇam) - the upward moving vital air, the incoming breath (the incoming breath, vital air, life force)
- प्राणे (prāṇe) - in the current of incoming breath (in the incoming breath, in prāṇa)
- अपानम् (apānam) - the current of outgoing breath (the outgoing breath, apāna)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
- अपरे (apare) - other practitioners (others)
- प्राणापानगती (prāṇāpānagatī) - the currents of incoming and outgoing breath (movements of prāṇa and apāna)
- रुद्ध्वा (ruddhvā) - having restrained, having checked, having stopped
- प्राणायामपरायणाः (prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to breath control, intent on prāṇāyāma
Words meanings and morphology
अपाने (apāne) - in the current of outgoing breath (in the outgoing breath, in apāna)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of apāna
apāna - outgoing breath, one of the five vital airs (prāṇa), downward moving air
Prefix: apa
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to the vital air responsible for downward movements, elimination.
जुह्वति (juhvati) - they offer, they sacrifice
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hū
present active
3rd person plural, parasmaipada. Reduplicated root, class 3 verb.
Root: hū (class 3)
Note: Refers to the act of sacrificing or offering, here metaphorically 'offering breath into breath'.
प्राणम् (prāṇam) - the upward moving vital air, the incoming breath (the incoming breath, vital air, life force)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - incoming breath, vital air, life, spirit, chief vital air
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to the vital air responsible for upward movements, respiration.
प्राणे (prāṇe) - in the current of incoming breath (in the incoming breath, in prāṇa)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - incoming breath, vital air, life, spirit, chief vital air
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
अपानम् (apānam) - the current of outgoing breath (the outgoing breath, apāna)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of apāna
apāna - outgoing breath, one of the five vital airs (prāṇa), downward moving air
Prefix: apa
Root: an (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)
अपरे (apare) - other practitioners (others)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior
Note: Refers to other types of yogis.
प्राणापानगती (prāṇāpānagatī) - the currents of incoming and outgoing breath (movements of prāṇa and apāna)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, dual of prāṇāpānagati
prāṇāpānagati - movement of prāṇa and apāna
Compound type : dvandva (prāṇa+apāna+gati)
- prāṇa – incoming breath, vital air
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2) - apāna – outgoing breath, vital air
noun (masculine)
Prefix: apa
Root: an (class 2) - gati – movement, going, course
noun (feminine)
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Accusative dual of prāṇāpānagati.
रुद्ध्वा (ruddhvā) - having restrained, having checked, having stopped
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
From root rudh, absolutive suffix -tvā.
Root: rudh (class 7)
Note: Formed from root rudh + tvā suffix.
प्राणायामपरायणाः (prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to breath control, intent on prāṇāyāma
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇa
prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇa - devoted to breath control, intent on prāṇāyāma
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇāyāma+parāyaṇa)
- prāṇāyāma – breath control, regulation of breath, prāṇāyāma (yoga)
noun (masculine)
From prāṇa and āyāma (extension, control).
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1) - parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, supreme resort
adjective/noun (neuter)
From para (supreme) and ayana (going, path).
Prefix: parā
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Refers to those who practice prāṇāyāma.