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Verses on the Recognition of the Lord14.14

14.14
साक्षाणाम् आन्तरी वृत्तिः प्राणादिप्रेरिका मता जीवनाख्याथवा प्राणे ऽहन्ता पुर्यष्टकात्मिका ॥१४॥
sākṣāṇām āntarī vṛttiḥ prāṇādiprerikā matā jīvanākhyāthavā prāṇe 'hantā puryaṣṭakātmikā
— of the (subjects) endowed with senses ; — the inner functioning ; — which impels the vital breath and the rest ; — is held (to be) ; — called 'life' (vitality) ; — or else ; — in the vital breath ; — the I-ness ; — consisting of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka)

The inner functioning of the sense-endowed subjects, which impels the vital breath and the rest, is held to be 'life'; or else the I-ness lodged in the vital breath, consisting of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka).