Mantra 4

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अन्तरिक्षाय स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

antarikṣā́ya svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the Atmosphere—svāhā!

Word by Word

• अन्तरिक्षाय: to/for the mid-air, atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail (uttered at an offering)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/मन्त्रवाचक अव्यय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (per anukramaṇī for AVŚ 5.9)

Devata: Antarikṣa (Atmosphere/mid-region)

Chandas: Yajus-like formula

Mantra Rasa

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