Ashtanga Yoga Mantra
Sentence 4
abahu purushakaran
shankhachakrasi dharinam |
आबाहु पुरुषाकारं
शंखचक्रासि धारिणम् ।
ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ
śaṁkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam |
The upper body of human shape, carrying
a mussel horn (original tone), a discus (infinity) and a sword (power of differentiation)
abahu (आबाहु, ābāhu) = upper body
purusha (पुरुष, puruṣa) = (m.) human being, man, soul
akaram (आकारम्, ākāram) = (acc. of akara (आकर, ākara)) shape, appearance, form
shhankha (श्हंख, śhaṁkha) = (acc.) mussel horn. The horn symbolises the tone
ँौं that is considered to be the original tone and the basis of all that is.
chakra (चक्र, cakra) = (acc.) Wheel, Discus. The Chakra represents infinity
asi (असि, asi) = (acc.) Sword, because sword represents the power of differentiation. Not applicable here: you are (2. pers. sg.), because of the word order
dharinam (धारिणम्, dhāriṇam) = holding, carrying
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