Brahma Sūtra 2.4.12

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

पञ्चवृत्तिर्मनोवद्व्यपदिश्यते

pañcavṛttirmanovadvyapadiśyate

Sūtra translation

It is designated as having five functions like mind.

The chief vital air has its specific effect for that reason also that in scripture it is designated as having five functions, prS;/a, apiina,

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.4.11 in this text

Sūtra

पञ्चवृत्तिर्मनोवद्व्यपदिश्यते

pañcavṛttirmanovadvyapadiśyate

Sūtra translation

It is designated as having five functions like mind.

As desire, and so on, are not principles different from mind, although they are different functions and produce different effects—according to the text, 'Desire,

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.4.13 in this text

Sūtra

पञ्चवृत्तिर्मनोवद्व्यपदिश्यते

pañcavṛttirmanovadvyapadiśyate

Sūtra translation

The Chief of breaths is, like the mind, sand to have five forms (five-fold function as well as five functionaries).

The Kaundinya Sruti says : “ Now this body lives (lit. proceeds) by the author of five-fold function; Prana is indeed (the author of)

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