bhūtvā–Becoming; vaiśvānaraḥ–the power of digestion; aham–I; āśritaḥ–entering into; prāṇinām deham–the bodies of the living beings; pachāmi–digest; chatuḥ-vidham annam–the four types of foodstuffs; prāṇa-apāna-samāyuktaḥ–through the agency of the ascending and descending vital airs. [14]

Entering into the bodies of the living beings as the power of digestion, I digest the four types of eatables (chewed, sucked, licked, and drunk), through the agency of the ascending and descending vital airs.