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| पञ्चमोध्यायः,-Pranayama, (Ch.-5, V.-86) |
षण्णवत्यङ्गुलीमानं शरीरं कर्मरूपकम्। देहाद्बहिर्गतो वायुः स्वभावाद् द्वादशाङ्गुलिः ॥८६॥ |
ṣaṇṇavatyaṅgulīmānaṃ śarīraṃ karmarūpakam। dehādbahirgato vāyuḥ svabhāvād dvādaśāṅguliḥ ॥86॥ |
This body of Vayu is ninety-six digits length (i.e., six feet) as a standard. The ordinary length of the air-current when expired is twelve digits (nine inches); |
| Commentary |
ṣaṇṇavatyaṅgulīmānaṃ śarīraṃ karmarūpakam। dehādbahirgato vāyuḥ svabhāvād dvādaśāṅguliḥ ॥86॥ |