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# Hindu Medicine c8.54

Hindu Medicine c8.54

- **Language:** English

### [c8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.54)

Breath all wait upon, Breath is Sun and Moon;  
Breath they call the Lord-and-Creator-of-Beings.  
13. Breathing forth, breathing down are rice and  
barley;  
Breath is called the draft-ox, drawing;  
Breathing forth is set in barley,  
breathing down, called rice.  
14. Man breathes down, breathes forth,  
within the womb;  
when thou quickenest, O Breath,  
then he is born again.

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## Cites (1)

- [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit

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