Mantra 8

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एकादशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

ekādaśá-ṛ́cebhyas svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Oblation—Svāhā!—unto the Eleven-versed (set of Ṛcs).

Word by Word

• एकादशर्चेभ्यः: from/for the eleven ṛc-verses (eleven ṛks)
• एकादशर्चेभ्यः: अपादान (पञ्चमी: ‘from’) / सम्भाव्य-सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी: ‘to/for’)—प्रयोगानुसार
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: एकादश-ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक: ‘एकादश’ + ‘ऋच्’ ‘ऋग्वेद-मन्त्र/ऋचा’)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual exclamation used in offerings)
• स्वाहा: (यज्ञीय उद्गार; कारक-निर्देश सामान्यतः न लागू)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-आह्वान)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain/series-formula attribution; consult Anukramaṇī.

Devata: Ṛc-set; Agni implied.

Chandas: Yajus-like formula.

Mantra Rasa

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