Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 2.5
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 2.5
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- Sanskrit
2.5.1
ekavīra ity āruṇeyaḥ
eko hy evaiṣa vīro yat prāṇaḥ
ā hāsyaiko vīro vīryavāñ jāyate ya evaṃ veda /
'The sole hero,' says Āruṇeya;
for breath is the only hero;
one heroic, vigorous son is born to him who knows thus.
2.5.2
ekaputra iti caikitāneyaḥ
eko hy evaiṣa putro yat prāṇaḥ /
'Having one son,' says Caikitāneya;
for breath is the only son.
2.5.3
sa u eva dviputra iti
dvau hi prāṇāpānau /
'He is indeed having two sons';
for the out-breath and the downward breath are two.
2.5.4
sa u eva triputra iti
trayo hi prāṇo 'pāno vyānaḥ /
'He is indeed having three sons';
for the out-breath, downward breath, and diffused breath are three.
2.5.5
sa u eva catuṣputra iti
catvāro hi prāṇo 'pāno vyānas samānaḥ /
'He is indeed having four sons';
for the out-breath, downward breath, diffused breath, and equalizing breath are four.
2.5.6
sa u eva pañcaputra iti
pañca hi prāṇo 'pāno vyānas samāno 'vānaḥ /
'He is indeed having five sons';
for the out-breath, downward breath, diffused breath, equalizing breath, and lower breath are five.
2.5.7
sa u eva ṣaṭputra iti
ṣaḍ ḍhi prāṇo 'pāno vyānas samāno 'vāna udānaḥ /
'He is indeed having six sons';
for the out-breath, downward breath, diffused breath, equalizing breath, lower breath, and upward breath are six.
2.5.8
sa u eva saptaputra iti
sapta hīme śīrṣaṇyāḥ prāṇāḥ /
'He is indeed having seven sons';
for these breaths in the head are seven.
2.5.9
sa u eva navaputra iti
sapta hi śīrṣaṇyāḥ prāṇā dvāv avāñcau /
'He is indeed having nine sons';
for the breaths in the head are seven, and two are downward.
2.5.10
sa u eva daśaputra iti
sapta śīrṣaṇyāḥ prāṇā dvāv avāñcau nābhyāṃ daśamaḥ /
'He is indeed having ten sons';
for the breaths in the head are seven, two are downward, and the tenth is at the navel.
2.5.11
sa u eva bahuputra iti
etasya hīyaṃ sarvāḥ prajāḥ /
'He is indeed having many sons';
for all these offspring belong to this one.
2.5.12
etaṃ ha sma vai tad udgīthaṃ vidvāṁsaḥ pūrve brāhmaṇāḥ kāmāgāyina āhuḥ kati te putrān āgāsyāma iti /
dvitīye 'nuvāke tṛtīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ //
Knowing this udgītha, the ancient Brahmins singing for desires used to say: 'How many sons shall we sing into being for you?'
Third khaṇḍa in the second anuvāka.
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Jaiminīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Vaidikakośa (Haṃsarāja) — Haṃsarāja, Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Keith 1925, English