Mantra 77

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सप्तऋषिभिः प्राणापानैः

IAST Transliteration

saptaŕṣibhíḥ prāṇāpānaíḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the Seven Seers, with In-breath and Out-breath (as my powers).

Word by Word

• सप्तऋषिभिः: with the seven seers
• सप्तऋषिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun (Numeral + Noun compound)
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-शब्द) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणापानैः: with the in-breath and out-breath (vital airs)
• प्राणापानैः: करण
• Type: Noun (Dvandva compound)
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + अपान (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input).

Devata: Saptaṛṣi + Prāṇa/Apāna (compound agency).

Chandas: Formulaic fragment (not a full metrical verse as transmitted here).

Mantra Rasa

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