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of living creatures become extinct; and on my moving about, they again move about. I am the greatest. See I am extinct!
The Brahmana said: Then the Pråna became extinct, and again moved about. Then the Samâna and Udâna also, O beautiful one! spoke these words, You do not pervade all this here as we do. You are not the greatest among us, O Prâna, because the Apâna is subject to you?' The Prâna again moved about', and the A pâna said to him.
The Apâna said: When I am extinct, all the life-winds in the body of living creatures become extinct; and on my moving about, they again move about. I am the greatest. See I am extinct!
The Brâhmana said : Then the Vyâna and the Udâna addressed him who was speaking (thus): 'You are not the greatest, O Apâna ! because the Prâna is subject to you.' Then the Apâna moved about, and the Vyâna spoke to him : 'I am the greatest among (you) all. Hear the reason why. When I am extinct, all the lifewinds in the body of living creatures become extinct. -- - - --
--- -- - "Arguna Misra says, Vyana and Apâna also by force of the iwo *ands' which occur in the original; and so in other places 100.
• Arguna Misra says on this, 'The Prâna moves upwards through the help of the Apâna. If it moved downwards, it would be simply absorbed into the Apâna.'
'I.e. recommenced its proper operation in its proper place.
• And the other life-winds also, Arguna Misra says, the name Prana being merely indicative,' as the phrase is, of the class lo which it belongs.
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