Mantra 6

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पृथिव्यै स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

pṛthivyái svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To Earth—svāhā!

Word by Word

• पृथिव्यै: to/for the Earth (goddess Earth)
• पृथिव्यै: सम्प्रदान (दत्तिव) — ‘किसके लिए/किसको’
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) ← पृथु (विशेषण-आधार) + स्त्रीप्रत्यय -इवी/ई

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail! (formula used when offering oblation)
• स्वाहा: — (कारक-अनुपपन्न; आहुति-उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-आह्वान-शब्द)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Pṛthivī / Earth

Chandas: Formulaic (not a full metrical pāda)

Mantra Rasa

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