Atharva Veda 15.16.7: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 7
Sukta 16
तस्य॒ व्रात्य॑स्य । योऽस्य सप्त॒मोऽपा॒नस्ता इ॒मा दक्षि॑णाः
tásya vrā́tyasya | yó ’sya saptamó ’pā́nás tā́ imā́ dákṣiṇāḥ
Of that Vratya: that which is his seventh—Apāna, the downward breath—those are these priestly fees.
ఆ వ్రాత్యుని—అతనికి ఏడవది అయిన అపాన (అధోగామి ప్రాణం)—అవే ఇవి దక్షిణలు (యజ్ఞదక్షిణ/పురోహిత భృతి).
Rishi: Vratya (mythic/cosmic subject; traditional attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Vratya / Prāṇa-functions (here Apāna) as cosmic principle
Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic style (not a strict ṛgvedic meter; often treated as mixed/anuṣṭubh-adjacent in later catalogues)
Primary: shanta
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