The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 298

p. 298

अपानं गिरति प्राणः प्राणं गिरति चन्द्रमाः ।

In plain words

Prāṇa swallows apāna; and the moon swallows prāṇa.

Close to the Sanskrit

The apāna, prāṇa swallows; the prāṇa, the moon swallows.