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Chapter 12.179 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

जन्तोः प्रमीयमाणस्य जीवो नैवोपलभ्यते वायुरेव जहात्येनमूष्मभावश्च नश्यति

English Translation

When an animal dies, that which is called its life is never seen to depart. Only the vital air relinquishes it, and the internal heat is put out.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

जन्तोः | प्रमीयमाणस्य | जीवो | न + एव + उपलभ्
वायुर् | एव | हा + एनद् | ऊष्मन् + भाव + च | नश्यति