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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 4.29
Lesson 191 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Knowledge, tradition, divine descent and wise action. How are knowledge, tradition and action brought together?

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Shloka · Devanagari

अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे।प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpareprāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥapare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣhu juhvatisarve ’pyete yajña-vido yajña-kṣhapita-kalmaṣhāḥ

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Sandhi-vicheda

apāne+juhvati+prāṇam+prāṇe+apānam+tathā+apare+prāṇa+apāna+gatī+ruddhvā+prāṇa-āyāma+parāyaṇāḥ+niyata+āhārāḥ+prāṇān+prāṇeṣhu+juhvati+sarve+api+ete+yajña-vidaḥ+yajña-kṣhapita+kalmaṣhāḥ

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Meaning of each word

apānesource form
the incoming breath
juhvatisource form
offer
prāṇamsource form
the outgoing breath
prāṇesource form
in the outgoing breath
apānamsource form
incoming breath
tathāsource form
also
aparesource form
others
prāṇasource form
of the outgoing breath
apānasource form
and the incoming breath
gatīsource form
movement
ruddhvāsource form
blocking
prāṇa-āyāmasource form
control of breath
parāyaṇāḥsource form
wholly devoted apare—others
niyatasource form
having controlled
āhārāḥsource form
food intake
prāṇānsource form
life-breaths
prāṇeṣhusource form
life-energy
juhvatisource form
sacrifice
sarvesource form
all
apisource form
also
etesource form
these
yajña-vidaḥsource form
knowers of sacrifices
yajña-kṣhapitasource form
being cleansed by performances of sacrifices
kalmaṣhāḥsource form
of impurities
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।4.29।। अपाने अपानवृत्तौ जुह्वति प्रक्षिपन्ति प्राणं प्राणवृत्तिम् पूरकाख्यं प्राणायामं कुर्वन्तीत्यर्थः। प्राणे अपानं तथा अपरे जुह्वति रेचकाख्यं च प्राणायामं कुर्वन्तीत्येतत्। प्राणापानगती मुखनासिकाभ्यां वायोः निर्गमनं प्राणस्य गतिः तद्विपर्ययेण अधोगमनम् अपानस्य गतिः ते प्राणापानगती एते रुद्ध्वा निरुध्य प्राणायामपरायणाः प्राणायामतत्पराः कुम्भकाख्यं प्राणायामं कुर्वन्तीत्यर्थः।।किञ्च

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 4.29
Course position191 / 701
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