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उत्पत्तिमायतिं स्थानं विभुत्वं चैव पञ्चधा ।
अध्यात्मं चैव प्राणस्य विज्ञायामृतमश्नुते
विज्ञायामृतमश्नुत इति ॥ ३.१२॥
इति प्रश्नोपनिषदि तृतीयः प्रश्नः ॥
utpattimāyatiṃ sthānaṃ vibhutvaṃ caiva pañcadhā .
adhyātmaṃ caiva prāṇasya vijñāyāmṛtamaśnute
vijñāyāmṛtamaśnuta iti .. 3.12..
iti praśnopaniṣadi tṛtīyaḥ praśnaḥ ..
Translation by Swami Sivananda
12 He who knows the origin of prana, its entry, its place, its fivefold distribution, its internal aspect and also its external, obtains immortality; yea, he obtains immortality.

Translation by Max Mueller
12. He who has known the origin, the entry, the place, the fivefold distribution, and the internal state of the Prâna, obtains immortality, yes, obtains immortality.

Word Meaning
उत्पत्तिं (utpattiṃ) – the origin
आयतिं (āyatiṃ) – the entry
स्थानं (sthānaṃ) – the seat
विभुत्वं (vibhutvaṃ) – distribution
च (ca) – and
एव (eva) – alone
पञ्चधा (pañcadhā) – fivefold
अध्यात्मं (adhyātmaṃ) – the internal state in the body
च (ca) – and
एव (eva) – alone
प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) – of the prāṇa
विज्ञाय (vijñāya) – he who knows
अमृतं (amṛtaṃ) – immortality
अश्नुते (aśnute) – obtains
विज्ञाय (vijñāya) – he who knows
अमृतं (amṛtaṃ) – immortality
अश्नुते (aśnute) – attains
इति (iti) – thus
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Sri Shankara’s Commentary (Bhashya) translated by S. Sitarama Sastri

Com.—Birth] from the Paramâtman. Coming] coming into this body, by the activity of the mind. Staying] in the lower apertures and other places. Five-fold sovereignty] the posting, as by a sovereign, of the different aspects of Prana, in five forms. Its external manifestation] as the sun, &c. Within the-body] as eye, &c. Knowing Prâna thus one attains immortality (relative).

 

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॥ इति प्रश्नोपनिषदि तृतीयः प्रश्नः ॥

|| iti praśnopaniṣadi tṛtīyaḥ praśnaḥ ||

Here ends the Third Prasna.

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Prashna Upanishad – 12 – Prashna-3-12-utpattimāyatiṃ – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Prashna-3-12