Prashna Upanishad

2.4

Translation by Swami Sivananda
4 Prana, out of pride, rose upward, as it were, from the body. Now, when it rose upward all the others rose upward also and when it settled down they all settled down with it. As bees go out when their queen goes out and return when she returns, even so did speech, mind, eye and ear. They, being satisfied, praised prana.

Translation by Max Mueller
4. They were incredulous; so he, from pride, did as if he were going out from above. Thereupon, as he went out, all the others went out, and as he returned, all the others returned. As bees go out when their queen goes out, and return when she returns, thus (did) speech, mind, eye, and ear; and, being satisfied, they praise Prâna, saying:







  • so'bhimānādūrdhvamutkrāmata —

  • iva —

  • tasminnutkrāmatyathetare —

  • sarva —

  • evotkrāmante —

  • tasmiṃśca —

  • pratiṣṭhamāne —

  • sarva —

  • eva —

  • pratiṣṭhante —

  • tadyathā —

  • makṣikā —

  • madhukararājānamutkrāmantaṃ —

  • sarva —

  • evotkramante —

  • tasmiṃṣca —

  • pratiṣṭhamāne —

  • sarva —

  • eva —

  • prātiṣṭanta —

  • evaṃ —

  • vāṅmanaṣcakṣuḥ —

  • śrotraṃ —

  • ca —

  • te —

  • prītāḥ —

  • prāṇaṃ —

  • stunvanti —

Prashna Upanishad