Atharva Veda 11.4.3: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 3
Sukta 4
यत् प्रा॒ण स्त॑नयि॒त्नुना॑भि॒क्रन्द॒त्योष॑धीः । प्र वी॑यन्ते॒ गर्भा॑न् दध॒तेऽथो॑ ब॒ह्वीर्वि जा॑यन्ते
yát prāṇá stanayitnúnābhikŕandaty óṣadhīḥ | prá vī́yante gárbhān dadhaté ’thó bahvī́r ví jāyante ||
When Prāṇa, with thunder for his fellow, crieth aloud upon the Herbs, then do they spread forth; they take to them the embryos, and, moreover, many are they that are born abroad.
जब प्राण चिल्लाता है, बिजली की आवाज़ के साथ, और पौधों को पुकारता है, तब वो पौधे फैलने लगते हैं। वो बीज अंदर लेते हैं, और बहुत सारे नए पौधे उग आते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition attributes the Prāṇa-hymns to seers in the Atharvan/Āṅgirasa milieu (Prāṇa-stuti complex).
Devata: Prāṇa (vital breath), with thunder/rain as its operative manifestation
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section; metrical exactness may vary by pāda in AV transmission)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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