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xi. 4- 16. They of the Atharvans, they of the An̄girases, they of the gods, also those born of men—the herbs are generated (pra-jā), when thou, O breath, quickenest.

17. When breath hath rained with rain on the great earth, the herbs are generated, likewise whatever plants [there are].

18. He who knoweth this of thee, O breath, and in whom thou art established—to him shall all bring tribute in yon highest world.

19. As, O breath, all these human beings (prajā́) are tribute-bearers to thee, so shall they bring tribute to him who shall hear thee, O thou of good report (suçrávas).

20. He moves, an embryo, within the divinities; having come into being (? ā́bhūta), having been (bhūtá), he is born again; he, having been, entered with might (çácībhis) what is to be, what will be, [as] a father a son.

21. The swan (haṅsá), ascending, does not extract (ut-khid) one foot from the sea; verily, if he should extract that, there would not be today nor tomorrow; there would not be night nor day; at no time soever would it dawn (vi-vas).

22. The eight-wheeled [thing, neut.] rolls, having one rim, thousand-syllabled, forth in front, down behind; with a half it has generated all existence; what its [other] half [is]—which sign is that?

This verse also evidently belongs to the sun; with its mystic ascriptions are to be compared those of the partly corresponding verses x. 8. 7, 13. Ppp. ends instead with kim u tasya ketuḥ; it also combines vartate ’kanemi in a. The comm. reads paçcāt