Mantra 15

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शिखिभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

śikhíbhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Svāhā unto the Crested Ones.

Word by Word

• शिखिभ्यः: to/for the crested ones (i.e., peacocks / ‘śikhin’-beings)
• शिखिभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā! (oblation-call: ‘hail!’)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Not specified in excerpt

Devata: Śikhins (flame-crested beings; Agni-associated)

Chandas: Yajus-like offering formula

Mantra Rasa

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