Mantra 20

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

brahmáṇe svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To Brahman (the sacred power)—svāhā!

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणे: to/for the Brahmin; to Brahman (priestly sacred power)
• ब्राह्मणे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā; hail! (offering-formula)
• स्वाहा: — (यज्ञीय उद्गार/हविर्दान-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Not specified in excerpt.

Devata: Brahman (sacred power/holy utterance; ritual principle).

Chandas: Yajus-like prose formula.

Mantra Rasa

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