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Atharva Veda 19.23.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 4

Sukta 23

स॒प्त॒र्चेभ्यः॒ स्वाहा॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.23.4

saptá-ṛ́cebhyaḥ svā́hā

Svāhā to the seven-versed sets.

यह मंत्र सात वर्सेज वाले मंत्र के लिए है। इसमें स्वाहा बोल के आहुति दी जाती है। सात वर्सेज का ग्रुप है, उसके लिए यह ऑफरिंग है।

सप्तर्चेभ्यःfrom the seven-versed (hymns/ṛcs)
सप्तर्चेभ्यः:
अपादान (ablative sense: ‘from’)
TypeNoun
Rootसप्तर्चि- (प्रातिपदिक; सप्त + ऋच्/ऋचा ‘ऋक्/ऋचा’ → ‘सप्त-ऋच्/सप्तर्चि’)
स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call: ‘hail!’)
स्वाहा:
— (उद्गार/मन्त्र-सम्बोधन; कारक-अन्वयः न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय-आह्वानशब्द)

Rishi: Liturgical formula (non-attributed)

Devata: Saptar̥ca verse-set (designated recipient)

Chandas: Formulaic; not metrical

Primary: shanta

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