Mantra 16

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गणेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

gaṇébhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the Companies (of divine hosts)—svāhā!

Word by Word

• गणेभ्यः: to/for the groups (troops, hosts)
• गणेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail (oblation-formula)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV litany; specific ṛṣi not stated in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Gaṇas (collective divine hosts).

Chandas: Yajus-like prose formula (not a regular metrical ṛc).

Mantra Rasa

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