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Anvaya

अयम् देहःayam dehaḥ

This body

अन्न–भवनःanna–bhavanaḥ

has food as its origin

अन्न–मयः तुanna–mayaḥ tu

this alone is made of food

कोशःkośaḥ

sheath

अन्नेन हिannena hi

because by food

जीवतिjīvati

survives

विनश्यतिvinaśyati

decays

तद्–विहीनःtad–vihīnaḥ

deprived of it (food)

त्वक्–चर्म–मांस–रुधिर–अस्थि–पुरीष–राशिःtvak–carma–māṃsa–rudhira–asthi–purīṣa–rāśiḥ

it is a bundle of two layers of skin, flesh, blood, bones and fecal matter

अयंayaṃ

this

स्वयंsvayaṃ

by itself

न भवितुम् अर्हतिna bhavitum arhati

cannot qualify to be

नित्य–शुद्धःnitya–śuddhaḥ

the eternal and pure Brahman