Tattva Bodhaतत्त्वबोधः
Tattva Bodha · passage 24
The breath sheath
प्राणमयः कः? प्राणाद्याः पञ्चवायवः वागादीन्द्रियपञ्चकं प्राणमयः कोशः ।
prāṇamayaḥ kaḥ? prāṇādyāḥ pañcavāyavaḥ vāgādīndriyapañcakaṃ prāṇamayaḥ kośaḥ |
What is the sheath made of breath? The five vital breaths beginning with prāṇa, together with the five organs of action beginning with speech. This is the sheath made of breath.
In plain words
What is the breath sheath (prāṇamaya-kośa)? It is the five vital airs (prāṇa and the rest) together with the five organs of action (speech and the rest). This is the breath sheath.
The terms set down here
- prāṇamaya-kośa