Section 4.3
Original Sanskrit
4.3.1 वायुर्वाव संवर्गो यदा वा अग्निरुद्वायति वायुमेवाप्येति यदा सूर्योऽस्तमेति वायुमेवाप्येति यदा चन्द्रोऽस्तमेति वायुमेवाप्येति ॥ १ ॥
4.3.2 यदाप उच्छुष्यन्ति वायुमेवापियन्ति वायुर्ह्येवैतान्सर्वान्संवृङ्क्त इत्यधिदैवतम् ॥ २ ॥
4.3.3 अथाध्यात्मं प्राणो वाव संवर्गः स यदा स्वपिति प्राणमेव वागप्येति प्राणं चक्षुः प्राणꣳ श्रोत्रं प्राणं मनः प्राणो ह्येवैतान्सर्वान्संवृङ्क्त इति ॥ ३ ॥
4.3.4 तौ वा एतौ द्वौ संवर्गौ वायुरेव देवेषु प्राणः प्राणेषु ॥ ४ ॥
4.3.5 अथ ह शौनकं च कापेयमभिप्रतारिणं च काक्षसेनिं परिविष्यमाणौ ब्रह्मचारी बिभिक्षे तस्मा उ ह न ददतुः ॥ ५ ॥
4.3.6 स होवाच महात्मनश्चतुरो देव एकः कः स जगार भुवनस्य गोपास्तं कापेय नाभिपश्यन्ति मर्त्या अभिप्रतारिन्बहुधा वसन्तं यस्मै वा एतदन्नं तस्मा एतन्न दत्तमिति ॥ ६ ॥
4.3.7 तदु ह शौनकः कापेयः प्रतिमन्वानः प्रत्येयायात्मा देवानां जनिता प्रजानाꣳ हिरण्यदꣳष्ट्रो बभसोऽनसूरिर्महान्तमस्य महिमानमाहुरनद्यमानो यदनन्नमत्तीति वै वयं ब्रह्मचारिन्नेदमुपास्महे दत्तास्मै भिक्षामिति ॥ ७ ॥
4.3.8 तस्म उ ह ददुस्ते वा एते पञ्चान्ये पञ्चान्ये दश सन्तस्तत्कृतं तस्मात्सर्वासु दिक्ष्वन्नमेव दश कृतꣳ सैषा विराडन्नादी तयेदꣳ सर्वं दृष्टꣳ सर्वमस्येदं दृष्टं भवत्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद य एवं वेद ॥ ८ ॥
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from the Sanskrit, independently of the Plain English edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
4.3.1 "Wind is the gatherer. When fire goes out, it enters wind. When the sun sets, it enters wind. When the moon sets, it enters wind.
4.3.2 "When water dries up, it enters wind. Wind gathers all these into itself. This concerns the gods.
4.3.3 "Now concerning the person: life-breath is the gatherer. When a person sleeps, speech enters life-breath, the eye enters life-breath, the ear enters life-breath, and mind enters life-breath. Life-breath gathers all these into itself.
4.3.4 "These are the two gatherers: wind among the gods, and life-breath among the vital powers."
4.3.5 Once, while Shaunaka Kapeya and Abhipratarin Kakshaseni were being served a meal, a sacred student begged from them. They gave him nothing.
4.3.6 He said:"One god, guardian of the world,swallowed four great ones. Who is he?Mortals do not behold him, Kapeya,though he dwells in many forms, Abhipratarin.The one whose food this is has not been given this food."
4.3.7 Shaunaka Kapeya reflected on this and answered him:"The self of the gods, begetter of creatures,golden-fanged, devouring, wise—they proclaim his mighty greatness:uneaten himself, he eats what is not food.""Sacred student, this is what we meditate on. Give him alms."
4.3.8 They gave to him. Those five and these other five make ten. That is the Krita throw. Thus, in every direction, ten are food, the Krita throw. This is Viraj, the eater of food. Through it all this is seen. All this becomes seen by one who knows thus, and that person becomes an eater of food—one who knows thus.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, not from the Musean edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
4.3.1 "The wind takes things into itself. When a fire goes out, it goes into the wind. When the sun sets, it goes into the wind. When the moon sets, it goes into the wind.
4.3.2 "When waters dry up, they go into the wind. The wind takes all these into itself. This is the teaching about the gods.
4.3.3 "Now the teaching about oneself: life-breath takes things into itself. When a person sleeps, speech goes into life-breath, the eye into life-breath, the ear into life-breath, and the mind into life-breath. Life-breath takes all these into itself.
4.3.4 "These are the two that take things into themselves: the wind among the gods, and life-breath among the vital powers."
4.3.5 Once, while Shaunaka Kapeya and Abhipratarin Kakshaseni were being served a meal, a student of sacred learning begged them for food. They did not give him any.
4.3.6 He said:"One god swallowed four great ones.Who is he, the guardian of the world?Kapeya, Abhipratarin, mortals do not see him living in many forms,the one whose food this is, but who has not been given this food."
4.3.7 Shaunaka Kapeya thought it over and replied:"The Self of the gods, the parent of living beings,with golden fangs, the eater, the wise one—they call his greatness vast,for he eats what is not food without being eaten himself.That is what we meditate on, student. Give him food."
4.3.8 They gave him food. These five and the other five make ten. That is the winning throw of four. So in every direction, the ten are food. The ten are the winning throw of four. This is Viraj, the eater of food. Through it, all this is seen. Anyone who knows this sees all this and has food to eat—anyone who knows this.
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