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Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda 15.15

Paryāya the fifteenth

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Paryāya the fifteenth

Of that Vrātya—

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[There are] seven breaths, seven expirations (apāná), seven outbreathings (vyāná).

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His breath that is first, upward by name, that is this fire.

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His breath that is second, preferred (? prāúḍha) by name, that is yon sun (ādityá).

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His breath that is third, inferred (? abhyū̀ḍha) by name, that is yon moon.

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His breath that is fourth, mighty (vibhū́) by name, that is this cleansing one (pávamāna).

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His breath that is fifth, womb (? yóni) by name, that is these waters.

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His breath that is sixth, dear by name, that is these cattle.

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His breath that is seventh, unlimited by name, that is these creatures (prajā́).

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W. D. Whitney's literal translation (1905), Books I–XIX. Words in ⌊half-brackets⌋ are his own notes and cross-references to his edition; a few verses he gives only in outline.

William Dwight Whitney (tr.), Atharva-Veda Saṁhitā, revised and edited by Charles Rockwell Lanman, Harvard Oriental Series 7–8 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 1905). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread from the scans by English Wikisource volunteers; translation only (critical notes omitted). · Source ↗

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