Mantra 14

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋषिभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

ṛṣíbhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Svāhā unto the Ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• ऋषिभ्यः: to/for the seers
• ऋषिभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail (ritual exclamation at an offering)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Not specified (the recipients are Ṛṣis collectively)

Devata: Ṛṣis (collective)

Chandas: Yajus-like offering formula

Mantra Rasa

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