Atharva Veda 11.4.14: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 14
Sukta 4
अपा॑नति॒ प्राण॑ति॒ पुरु॑षो॒ गर्भे॑ अन्त॒रा। य॒दा त्वं प्रा॑ण॒ जिन्व॒स्यथ॒ स जा॑यते॒ पुनः॑
apā́nati prā́ṇati púruṣo gárbhe antárā | yadā́ tvaṃ prā́ṇa jínvasy átha sá jā́yate púnaḥ ||
He breathes out, he breathes in—the man within the womb. When thou, O Breath, dost quicken him, then is he born again.
बच्चा माँ के पेट में साँस लेता है और छोड़ता है। जब साँस उसे जीता करती है, तब वो दोबारा पैदा होता है।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Prāṇa hymn cycle)
Devata: Prāṇa
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with Atharvanic metrical looseness)
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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