Sukta 11
यदे॑न॒माह॒ व्रात्य॑ त॒र्पय॒न्त्विति॑ प्रा॒णमे॒व तेन॒ वर्षी॑यांसं कुरुते
yád enam ā́ha vrā́tya tarpáyantv íti prāṇám evá téna várṣīyāṁsaṁ kurute
In that he saith unto him, ‘O Vrātya, let them refresh thee,’—thereby he maketh the vital breath itself more abundant.
Wenn er zu ihm spricht: „O Vrātya, mögen sie dich erquicken (sättigen)“, — dadurch macht er den Prāṇa selbst, den Lebenshauch, reichlicher.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Vrātya complex)
Devata: Prāṇa (vital breath) as the effected power; Vrātya as catalyst
Chandas: Ritual prose / explanatory style
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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