Mantra 17

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

महागणेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

mahā-gaṇébhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the Great Companies—svāhā!

Word by Word

• महागणेभ्यः: to the great hosts/companies (of beings)
• महागणेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: महागण (प्रातिपदिक; महा- + गण)

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

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt).

Devata: Mahā-gaṇas (great divine hosts).

Chandas: Yajus-like prose formula.

Mantra Rasa

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