Mantra 80
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स्वधा पितृभ्यो दिविषद्भ्यः
IAST Transliteration
svadhā́ pitṛ́bhyo diví-sád-bhyaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Svadhā to the Fathers, to the heaven-abiding Fathers.
Word by Word
स्वधाsvadhā; the oblation-formula/offerings to the Fathers
स्वधा:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक) / अव्यय-रूप
पितृभ्यःto the Fathers (ancestors)
पितृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिविषद्भ्यःto those seated in heaven (the heavenly-dwelling ones)
दिविषद्भ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agentive compound used substantively)
Rootदिविषद् (प्रातिपदिक; दिवि-षद् ‘sitting in heaven’)
Attribution
Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn tradition of AV 18.4 (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Pitṛs (diviṣad class).
Chandas: Formulaic.
Mantra Rasa
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