प्राणेनाक्षिपता क्षुत् तृडन्तरा जायते विभो: । पिपासतो जक्षतश्च प्राङ्मुखं निरभिद्यत ॥ १७ ॥
pranenaksipata ksut trd antara jayate vibhoh pipasato jaksatas ca pran mukham nirabhidyata
- pranena
- by the living force
- aksipata
- being agitated
- ksut
- hunger
- trt
- thirst
- antara
- from within
- jayate
- generates
- vibhoh
- of the Supreme
- pipasatah
- being desirous to quench the thirst
- jaksatah
- being desirous to eat
- ca
- and
- prak
- at first
- mukham
- the mouth
- nirabhidyata
- was opened.
The living force, being agitated by the virat-purusa, generated hunger and thirst, and when He desired to drink and eat, the mouth opened.