Mantra 16

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एकोनविंशतिः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

ekonavíṁśatiḥ svāhā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Oblation—Svāhā—to Nineteen.

Word by Word

• एकोनविंशतिः: nineteen
• एकोनविंशतिः: Kartā (नामवाक्ये/उद्घोषे संख्यावाचक-प्रधानपदम्)
• Type: Noun (Numeral)
• Root: एक- + नवविंशति- (संख्याप्रातिपदिक; ‘एकोन-’ = ‘एकेन ऊनः’ + ‘विंशति’)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; ‘hail!’ (the offering-call)
• स्वाहा: — (उद्गार/आहुत्यनुज्ञा; कारक-निर्देशः न प्रवर्तते)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-प्रयोगः)

Attribution

Rishi: Not specified in the excerpt.

Devata: Numerical totality (nineteen) as ritual recipient; implicit Agni.

Chandas: Not applicable (yajus-like formula).

Mantra Rasa

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