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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 23

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 23

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 23

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 23 of the classical Mahābhārata with 25 verses.

Total: 25 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.23.1–25 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । सुभगे पञ्चहोतॄणां विधानमिह यादृशम् ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said Regarding it is cited the following ancient story. Do you understand, of what kind the institution is of the ten Hotris (sacrificing priests).
प्राणापानावुदानश्च समानो व्यान एव च । पञ्चहोतॄनथैतान्वै परं भावं विदुर्बुधाः ॥
English Translation
The learned know this to be a great principle that Prana and Apana and Udana and Şamana and Vyana are the five sacrificing priests.
स्वभावात्सप्त होतार इति ते पूर्विका मतिः । यथा वै पञ्च होतारः परो भावस्तथोच्यताम् ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana's wife said I naturally believed that there are seven sacrificing priests. Let the great principle be declared to me as to how, indeed, the number is five of the sacrificing priests.
प्राणेन संभृतो वायुरपानो जायते ततः । अपाने संभृतो वायुस्ततो व्यानः प्रवर्तते ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said The wind nursed y Prana afterwards takes birth in Apana. The wind nursed in Apana then becomes developed into Vyana.
व्यानेन संभृतो वायुस्ततोदानः प्रवर्तते । उदाने संभृतो वायुः समानः संप्रवर्तते ॥
English Translation
Nursed by Vyana, the wind is then developed into Udana. Nursed in Udana, the wind is then generated as Samana.
तेऽपृच्छन्त पुरा गत्वा पूर्वजातं प्रजापतिम् । यो नो ज्येष्ठस्तमाचक्ष्व स नः श्रेष्ठो भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
Those good beings formerly asked the first born Grandfather, saying, Do you say who amongst us is the foremost. He alone will be our chief.
यस्मिन्प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति; सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे । यस्मिन्प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति; स वै श्रेष्ठो गच्छत यत्र कामः ॥
English Translation
Brahman said He upon whose extinction all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures, he upon whose moving they move, is, indeed, the foremost. Do you go where you like.
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति; सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे । मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति; श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said He upon whose extinction all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures, he upon whose moving they move, is, indeed, the foremost. Do you go where you like.
प्राणः प्रलीयत ततः पुनश्च प्रचचार ह । समानश्चाप्युदानश्च वचोऽब्रूतां ततः शुभे ॥
न त्वं सर्वमिदं व्याप्य तिष्ठसीह यथा वयम् । न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि नः प्राण अपानो हि वशे तव । प्रचचार पुनः प्राणस्तमपानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति; सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे । मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति; श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said He upon whose extinction all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures, he upon whose moving they move, is, indeed, the foremost. Do you go where you like.
व्यानश्च तमुदानश्च भाषमाणमथोचतुः । अपान न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि प्राणो हि वशगस्तव ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said To Apana who said so, both Vyana and Udana said, O Apana, you are not the foremost (Only) Prana is under your dominion.
अपानः प्रचचाराथ व्यानस्तं पुनरब्रवीत् । श्रेष्ठोऽहमस्मि सर्वेषां श्रूयतां येन हेतुना ॥
English Translation
Then Apana began to move about, Vyana once more addressed him, saying I am the foremost of all. Listen, for what reason.
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति; सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे । मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति; श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said He upon whose extinction all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures, he upon whose moving they move, is, indeed, the foremost. Do you go where you like.
प्रालीयत ततो व्यानः पुनश्च प्रचचार ह । प्राणापानावुदानश्च समानश्च तमब्रुवन् । न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि नो व्यान समानो हि वशे तव ॥
English Translation
Then Udana, after having become extinct, began to once more move about. Prana and Apana and Samana and Vyana said to him, O Udana, you are not the foremost one among us. (Only) Vyana is under your dominion.
प्रचचार पुनर्व्यानः समानः पुनरब्रवीत् । श्रेष्ठोऽहमस्मि सर्वेषां श्रूयतां येन हेतुना ॥
English Translation
Then Apana began to move about, Vyana once more addressed him, saying I am the foremost of all. Listen, for what reason.
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति; सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे । मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति; श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said He upon whose extinction all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures, he upon whose moving they move, is, indeed, the foremost. Do you go where you like.
ततः समानः प्रालिल्ये पुनश्च प्रचचार ह । प्राणापानावुदानश्च व्यानश्चैव तमब्रुवन् । समान न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि व्यान एव वशे तव ॥
English Translation
Then Udana, after having become extinct, began to once more move about. Prana and Apana and Samana and Vyana said to him, O Udana, you are not the foremost one among us. (Only) Vyana is under your dominion.
समानः प्रचचाराथ उदानस्तमुवाच ह । श्रेष्ठोऽहमस्मि सर्वेषां श्रूयतां येन हेतुना ॥
English Translation
Then Apana began to move about, Vyana once more addressed him, saying I am the foremost of all. Listen, for what reason.
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति; सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे । मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति; श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said He upon whose extinction all the vital airs become extinct in the bodies of living creatures, he upon whose moving they move, is, indeed, the foremost. Do you go where you like.
ततः प्रालीयतोदानः पुनश्च प्रचचार ह । प्राणापानौ समानश्च व्यानश्चैव तमब्रुवन् । उदान न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि व्यान एव वशे तव ॥
English Translation
Then Udana, after having become extinct, began to once more move about. Prana and Apana and Samana and Vyana said to him, O Udana, you are not the foremost one among us. (Only) Vyana is under your dominion.
ततस्तानब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा समवेतान्प्रजापतिः । सर्वे श्रेष्ठा न वा श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चान्योन्यधर्मिणः । सर्वे स्वविषये श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चान्योन्यरक्षिणः ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said To them assembled together, the Lord of creatures, Brahman, said, You are all foremost and not foremost. You are all gified with the attributes of one another.
एकः स्थिरश्चास्थिरश्च विशेषात्पञ्च वायवः । एक एव ममैवात्मा बहुधाप्युपचीयते ॥
English Translation
There is one that is unmoving, and one that is moving. On account of special attributes, there are five vital airs. My own self is one. That one accumulates into many forms.
परस्परस्य सुहृदो भावयन्तः परस्परम् । स्वस्ति व्रजत भद्रं वो धारयध्वं परस्परम् ॥
English Translation
Becoming friendly to one another, and pleasing one another, depart in depart in peace. Blessings to you, do you up hold one another.
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