Mantra 25

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

व्रात्याभ्यां स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

vrātyā́bhyāṃ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Oblation, svāhā, unto the two Vratyas.

Word by Word

• व्रात्याभ्याम्: by/with the two Vrātyas
• व्रात्याभ्याम्: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रात्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail! (offering-formula)
• स्वाहा: (मन्त्र-उद्गार; कारक-अनपेक्ष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV litany; specific r̥ṣi not securely assigned for this isolated svāhā-formula)

Devata: Vratya (dual/pair)

Chandas: Not metrical in the strict sense; a yajñic dedicatory formula (yajus-like)

Mantra Rasa

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