Atharva Veda 11.3.77: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 77
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स॒प्त॒ऋषिभिः॑ प्राणापा॒नैः
IAST Transliteration
saptaŕṣibhíḥ prāṇāpānaíḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With the Seven Seers, with In-breath and Out-breath (as my powers).
Translation
सात रिशियों के साथ, साँस आने-वाली और जाने-वाली दोनों की ताकत से।
Word by Word
सप्तऋषिभिःwith the seven seers
सप्तऋषिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (Numeral + Noun compound)
Rootसप्त (संख्या-शब्द) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राणापानैःwith the in-breath and out-breath (vital airs)
प्राणापानैः:
करण
TypeNoun (Dvandva compound)
Rootप्राण (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
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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