Sukta 17
तस्य॒ व्रात्य॑स्य ।योऽस्य चतु॒र्थो व्या॒नस्तानि॒ नक्ष॑त्राणि
tásya vrā́tyasya | yó ’sya caturthó vyā́nás tā́ni nákṣatrāṇi
Of that Vratya: that which is his fourth—Vyāna, the pervading breath—those are the Asterisms.
તે વ્રાત્યનો—જે તેનું ચોથું તત્ત્વ છે, વ્યાન (વ્યાપક પ્રાણ); તે જ નક્ષત્રાણિ, નક્ષત્રસમૂહો છે.
Rishi: Vratya (subject)
Devata: Vratya / Vyāna; Nakṣatras as correlated celestial order
Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic identification style
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.