Mantra 5

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हरितेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

haritébhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Svāhā to the Green (beings).

Word by Word

• हरितेभ्यः: to/for the green(-colored ones); to the Haritas (green steeds/deities)
• हरितेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (दत्तव्य-प्राप्ता/प्रति) — ‘हरितेभ्यः’ = ‘हरितों/हरितवर्ण-देवताओं/हरित-सम्बद्धों को’
• Type: Noun/Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरित’ = हरि-वर्ण/हरितवर्ण) अथवा हरित्- (स्त्री. ‘हरित्’ = हरितवर्णा/हरिता)

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

Attribution

Rishi: Not explicit; Atharvanic ritual tradition

Devata: Haritas (recipient-class of beings); Agni as conduit

Chandas: Yajus-style formula

Mantra Rasa

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