Taittiriya Upanishad- 1-3-4 - Taittiriya-1-3-4-athādhyātmam

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अथाध्यात्मम् । अधराहनुः पूर्वरूपम् ।
उत्तराहनूत्तररूपम् । वाक्सन्धिः । जिह्वासन्धानम् ।
इत्यध्यात्मम् । इतीमामहासꣳहिताः ।
य एवमेता महासꣳहिता व्याख्याता वे`द ।
सन्धीयते प्रजया पशुभिः ।
ब्रह्मवर्चसेनान्नाद्येन सुवर्ग्येण लोकेन ॥ ४॥
इति तृतीयोऽनुवाकः ॥

athādhyātmam . adharāhanuḥ pūrvarūpam .
uttarāhanūttararūpam . vāksandhiḥ . jihvāsandhānam .
ityadhyātmam . itīmāmahāsagͫhitāḥ .
ya evametā mahāsagͫhitā vyākhyātā ve`da .
sandhīyate prajayā paśubhiḥ .
brahmavarcasenānnādyena suvargyeṇa lokena .. 4..
iti tṛtīyo’nuvākaḥ ..

What follows is concerning the individual or the body. The lower jaw is the prior form, the upper jaw the posterior form, speech is the conjunction, the tongue the means of union – thus one should meditate upon oneself.

These are called ‘the great conjunctions’ and he who understands them as expounded here, becomes united with progeny, cattle, food and the like, and with the glory of the holy lustre wealth and heavenly joys.

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Various resources on the Taittiriya Upanishad
Upanishad Series – Taittiriya Upanishad Commentary by Swami Chinmayananda

Taittiriya Upanishad – 1-3-4 – Taittiriya-1-3-4-athādhyātmam – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Taittiriya-1-3-4