Mantra 12

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उत्तमेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

uttamebhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Svāhā unto the Highest.

Word by Word

• उत्तमेभ्यः: to/for the highest (ones); to the best
• उत्तमेभ्यः: Sampradāna (दत्तव्य-लाभार्थ) / Adhikaraṇa (संदर्भानुसार)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘उद्/उत्’ से ‘उत्तम’ = सर्वोत्तम)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail! (offering-formula)
• स्वाहा: — (यज्ञीय उद्गार; हविः-समर्पण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार; यज्ञीय आह्वान-शब्द)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: ‘Uttama’ recipients (highest class); Agni implicit

Chandas: Yajus-like offering formula

Mantra Rasa

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