Mantra 30
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ऊर्ध्वाया दिशः शालाया नमो महिम्ने स्वाहा देवेभ्यः स्वाह्येऽभ्यः
IAST Transliteration
ūrdhvā́yā diśáḥ śā́lāyā námo mahimné svā́hā devébhyaḥ svā́hye’bhyaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
To the Hall of the upward Quarter—obeisance to (its) Majesty: svāhā! To the Gods—svāhā! to those meet for svāhā.
Word by Word
ऊर्ध्वायाःof the upper (direction)
ऊर्ध्वायाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक) / ऊर्ध्वा- (स्त्री)
दिशःof the direction
दिशः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक: दिशा)
शालायैto the hall/house (ritual shed)
शालायै:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance, homage
नमः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
महिम्नेto (its) greatness/majesty
महिम्ने:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā (offering-acclamation)
स्वाहा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक/निपात)
देवेभ्यःto the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā
स्वाहा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक/निपात)
येभ्यःto whom (to those)
येभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (series formula)
Devata: Ūrdhvā Diś (Upward Quarter) and Devas
Chandas: Yajus-style formula
Mantra Rasa
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