Mantra 9

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्वादशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

dvādaśá-ṛ́cebhyas svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

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

Word by Word

• द्वादशर्चेभ्यः: from the twelve ṛc-verses / from (a set of) twelve hymnic verses
• द्वादशर्चेभ्यः: Apādāna (ablative: ‘from/away from’); (alternatively: Sampradāna if taken as dative ‘to’ in ritual usage)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: द्वादश-ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक-समास: द्वादश + ऋच् ‘ऋग्/ऋचा’)

• स्वाहा: svāhā! (hail!; the offering-formula)
• स्वाहा: — (mantra-particle; offering-acclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable (ritual exclamation)
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-प्रयोग)

Attribution

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

Devata: Ṛc-set; Agni implied.

Chandas: Yajus-like formula.

Mantra Rasa

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