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Chapter 6.37 - Verse 8

Sanskrit Text

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्

English Translation

When (this Self) the king of the body, assumes or quits the body, it departs taking them away, as the wind takes away the fragrance.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

शरीरं | यद् + अवाप् | यद् + च + अपि + उत्क्रम् + ईश्वर
ग्रह् + एतद् | संयाति | वायु + गन्ध + इव + आशय