Sukta 17
तस्य॒ व्रात्य॑स्य । योऽस्य द्वि॒तीयो॑ व्या॒नस्तद॒न्तरि॑क्षम्
tásya vrā́tyasya | yó ’sya dvitī́yo vyā́nás tád antárikṣam
Of that Vratya: that which is his second—Vyāna, the pervading breath—that is the Mid-air.
لِذٰلِكَ الفْرَاتْيَا: ما هو ثانيه—فْيَانَا (Vyāna)، النَّفَسُ السَّارِي المُحِيط—فَذٰلِكَ هُوَ الأَنْتَرِكْشَا (Antarikṣa)، الفَضَاءُ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ.
Rishi: Vratya (subject)
Devata: Vratya / Vyāna; Antarikṣa as correlated domain
Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic identification style
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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