Mantra 3

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

षळृचेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

ṣáṭ-ṛ́cebhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Svāhā to the six-versed sets.

Translation

ષળૃચ (છ ઋચાવાળા) સમૂહોને સ્વાહા।

Word by Word

• षळृचेभ्यः: to/for the six ṛc-verses (six hymnic stanzas)
• षळृचेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऋच् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक ‘ऋच्/ऋचा’ = ऋग्वेद-मन्त्र/ऋक्) → समास: षडृच् (‘षट् + ऋच्’)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual exclamation used when offering into fire)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-आह्वान-शब्द)

Attribution

Rishi: Liturgical formula (non-attributed)

Devata: Ṣaḍṛca verse-set (designated recipient)

Chandas: Formulaic; not metrical

Mantra Rasa

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