SYNONYMS

apane–air which acts downward; juhvati–offers; pranam–air which acts outward; prane–in the air going outward; apanam–air going downward; tatha–as also; apare–others; prana–air going outward; apana–air going downward; gati–movement; ruddhva–checking; prana-ayama–trance induced by stopping all breathing; parayanah–so inclined; apare–others; niyata–controlled; aharah–eating; pranan–outgoing air; pranesu–in the outgoing air; juhvati–sacrifices.

TRANSLATION

And there are even others who are inclined to the process of breath restraint to remain in trance, and they practice stopping the movement of the outgoing breath into the incoming, and incoming breath into the outgoing, and thus at last remain in trance, stopping all breathing. Some of them, curtailing the eating process, offer the outgoing breath into itself, as a sacrifice.

SYNONYMS

yoga–devotional service in karma-yoga; sannyasta–renounced; karmanam–of the performers; jnana–knowledge; sanchinna–cut by the advancement of knowledge; samsayam–doubts; atma-vantam–situated in the self; na–never; karmani–work; nibadhnanti–do bind up; dhananjaya–O conqueror of riches.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, one who has renounced the fruits of his action, whose doubts are destroyed by transcendental knowledge, and who is situated firmly in the self, is not bound by works, O conqueror of riches.