Bhagavad Gita 4.28
Sanskrit
स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः
Transliteration
swādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ
Synonyms
apāne: in the air which acts downward;
juhvati: offer;
prāṇam: the air which acts outward;
prāṇe: in the air going outward;
apānam: the air going downward;
tathā: as also;
apare: others;
prāṇa: of the air going outward;
apāna: and the air going downward;
gatī: the movement;
ruddhvā: checking;
prāṇa: āyāma — trance induced by stopping all breathing;
parāyaṇāḥ: so inclined;
apare: others;
niyata: having controlled;
āhārāḥ: eating;
prāṇān: the outgoing air;
prāṇeṣu: in the outgoing air;
juhvati: sacrifice .;
English Meaning
Still others, who are inclined to the process of breath restraint to remain in trance, practice by offering the movement of the outgoing breath into the incoming, and the incoming breath into the outgoing, and thus at last remain in trance, stopping all breathing. Others, curtailing the eating process, offer the outgoing breath into itself as a sacrifice.
Life Theme
Knowledge and Action
Life Application
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