Mantra 26

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राजापत्याभ्यां स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

prājāpatyā́bhyāṃ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Oblation, svāhā, unto the two Prajāpatyas.

Word by Word

• प्राजापत्याभ्याम्: by/with the two (offerings/means) belonging to Prajāpati
• प्राजापत्याभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रजापति-सम्बन्धि; प्रातिपदिकम्)

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

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (litany-type material)

Devata: Prajāpatya powers (dual)

Chandas: Yajus-like formula (non-metrical)

Mantra Rasa

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