Mantra 24

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सूर्याभ्यां स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

sūryā́bhyām svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Oblation—Svāhā!—unto the Two Sūryas.

Word by Word

• सूर्याभ्याम्: by/with the two Suns (i.e., the pair of solar deities)
• सूर्याभ्याम्: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + -भ्याम् (द्विवचन-तृतीया/चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी) प्रत्यय

• स्वाहा: svāhā (oblation-call: ‘hail!’)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-आह्वान-शब्द)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (formulaic)

Devata: Sūrya (dual aspect: ‘two Sūryas’ as recipient)

Chandas: Yajus-like formula

Mantra Rasa

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