Atharva Veda 11.8.33: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 33
Sukta 8
प्र॒थ॒मेन॑ प्रमा॒रेण॑ त्रे॒धा विष्व॒ङ् वि ग॑च्छति । अ॒द एके॑न॒ गच्छ॑त्य॒द एके॑न गच्छती॒हैके॑न॒ नि षे॑वते
prathaméṇa pramāréṇa tredhā́ viśváṅ ví gácchati | ád ékena gácchaty ád ékena gacchatīháíkena ní ṣévate
By the first measuring it goeth forth, threefold, spreading every way. Thence by one it passeth on; thence by one it passeth on; here by one it setteth itself down to dwell.
पहले नापने से वो तीन तरफ फैलता है, हर तरफ। फिर एक रास्ते से आगे बढ़ता है। फिर दूसरे रास्ते से भी आगे जाता है। फिर तीसरे रास्ते से वहीं बैठ जाता है।
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers of the prāṇa corpus (often attributed in anukramaṇī tradition to Atharvan/Angiras lineages).
Devata: Prāṇa / vital agency (implicit).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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