Atharva Veda 19.22.16: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 16
Sukta 22
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ग॒णेभ्यः॒ स्वाहा॑
IAST Transliteration
gaṇébhyaḥ svā́hā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
To the Companies (of divine hosts)—svāhā!
Translation
सब देवता के जत्थों के लिए स्वाहा। यह बलि उनको दे दी जाती है।
Word by Word
गणेभ्यःto/for the groups (troops, hosts)
गणेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā; hail (oblation-formula)
स्वाहा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक उद्गार)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV litany; specific ṛṣi not stated in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Gaṇas (collective divine hosts).
Chandas: Yajus-like prose formula (not a regular metrical ṛc).
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
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