Bhagavad Gita 15.14
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।
ahaṁ vaiśhvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśhritaḥ prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pachāmy annaṁ chatur-vidham
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aham | aham | I |
| vaiśhvānaraḥ | vaiśhvānaraḥ | fire of digestion |
| bhūtvā | bhūtvā | becoming |
| prāṇinām | prāṇinām | of all living beings |
| deham | deham | the body |
| āśhritaḥ | āśhritaḥ | situated |
| prāṇa-apāna | prāṇa-apāna | outgoing and incoming breath |
| samāyuktaḥ | samāyuktaḥ | keeping in balance |
| pachāmi | pachāmi | I digest |
| annam | annam | foods |
| chatuḥ-vidham | chatuḥ-vidham | the four kinds |
Having become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the bodies of living beings and, associated with the Prana and the Apana, digest the fourfold food.
मैं ही समस्त प्राणियों के देह में स्थित वैश्वानर अग्निरूप होकर प्राण और अपान से युक्त चार प्रकार के अन्न को पचाता हूँ।।