BG 15.14
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥
ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ
prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham
prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham
Word-for-word meanings
aham — I; āśritaḥ — having entered; deham — the bodies; prāṇinām — of all living beings; bhūtvā — as [i.e., having become]; vaiśvānaraḥ — the fire of digestion; samāyuktaḥ — [and] united with; prāṇa — the ascending vital current; apāna — [and] the descending vital current; pacāmi — I digest; catuḥ-vidham — the four kinds; annam — [of] food.
Translation
Having entered the bodies of all living beings as the fire of digestion (vaiśvānara), and united with the ascending and descending vital currents*, I digest the four kinds of food**.
Notes
* Prāṇa is the ascending and apāna the descending vital current.
** Food can be consumed in four ways: licked, chewed, sucked, and drunk.