The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam

Bhashya

Bhashya

तथा अपां सोम्य पीयमानानां यो अणिमा, स ऊर्ध्वः समुदीषति, स प्राणो भवतीति ॥

In plain words

In the same way, O gentle one, of the water that is drunk, whatever subtle essence rises upward becomes the vital breath.

Close to the Sanskrit

Thus of waters being drunk, O gentle one, whichever subtle essence rises upward, that becomes the vital breath, thus.