Mantra 21

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

क्षुद्रेभ्यः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

kṣudrébhyaḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Oblation—Svāhā!—unto the Lesser Ones.

Word by Word

• क्षुद्रेभ्यः: to/for the small/insignificant ones
• क्षुद्रेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (recipient/beneficiary)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: क्षुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

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

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (formulaic segment)

Devata: Recipient-class ‘Kṣudrá’ (ritually construed addressee)

Chandas: Yajus-like formula (non-strophic)

Mantra Rasa

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