Chapter 15, Verse 8
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः। गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
śarīraṃ yadavāpnoti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ. gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt..15.8..
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- शरीरम्
- the body
- यत्
- which (object)
- अवाप्नोति
- he obtains/acquires
- यत्
- which (object)
- च
- and
- अपि
- also/even
- उत्क्रामति
- he departs from/leaves
- ईश्वरः
- the lord (the embodied soul, ruler of the body)
- गृहीत्वा
- having taken/grasped
- एतानि
- these (senses)
- संयाति
- he goes forth/departs (with them)
- वायुः
- the wind/air
- गन्धान्
- scents/odors
- इव
- like/as
- आशयात्
- from their source/receptacle
Commentary
8. When the Lord acquires a body, and when He leaves it, He takes these and goes, as the wind takes scents from their seats.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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शरीरम्
यत्
अवाप्नोति
यत्
च
अपि
उत्क्रामति
ईश्वरः
गृहीत्वा
एतानि
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गन्धान्
इव
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