Atharva Veda 19.22.13: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 13
Sukta 22
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उ॒त्त॒रेभ्यः॒ स्वाहा॑
IAST Transliteration
uttarebhyaḥ svā́hā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Svāhā unto the Higher Ones.
Translation
जो लोग ऊपर वाले हैं, उन सब को स्वाहा करते हैं। यह उनके लिए है जो बड़े हैं।
Word by Word
उत्तरेभ्यःto/for the northern/higher ones (i.e., to those in the north/upper direction)
उत्तरेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान (दत्त्यर्थे) — ‘for/to the उत्तराः’
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) < उttar(a)- ‘higher, northern, later’
स्वाहाsvāhā! (hail!; the offering-formula)
स्वाहा:
— (यज्ञीय-उद्गार; आहुत्यनुष्ठान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-प्रयोग)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Recipient-class ‘uttara’; Agni implicit
Chandas: Yajus-like offering formula
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
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