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प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।7.8।। रसः अहम् अपां यः सारः स रसः तस्मिन् रसभूते मयि आपः प्रोता इत्यर्थः। एवं सर्वत्र। यथा अहम् अप्सु रसः एवं प्रभा अस्मि शशिसूर्ययोः। प्रणवः ओंकारः सर्ववेदेषु तस्मिन् प्रणवभूते मयि सर्वे वेदाः प्रोताः। तथा खे आकाशे शब्दः सारभूतः तस्मिन् मयि खं प्रोतम्। तथा पौरुषं पुरुषस्य भावः पौरुषं यतः पुंबुद्धिः नृषु तस्मिन् मयि पुरुषाः प्रोताः।।

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

7.8 O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, I am the effulgence of the moon and the sun; (the letter) Om in all the Vedas, the sound in space, and manhood in men.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

7.8 Kaunteya, O son of Kunti, aham, I; am rasah, the taste, which is the essence of water. The idea is that water is depedent on Me who am its essence. This is how it is to be understood in every case. Just as I am the essence of water, similarly, asmi, I am; the prabha, effulgence; sasi-suryayoh, of the moon and the sun; pranavah, (the letter) Om; sarva-vedesu, in all the Vedas. All the Vedas are established on Me who am that Om. So also (I am) sabdah, the sound; khe, in space, as the essence. Space is established on Me who am that (sound). In the same way, nrsu, in men; (I am) paurusam, manhood- the ality of being man, from which arises the idea of manhood. Men are established on Me who am such.