Mantra 1

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आत्मा दिवे स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

ātmā divé svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The self, to Heaven—svāhā!

Translation

ആത്മാവ്—ദിവത്തിന്—സ്വാഹാ!

Word by Word

• आत्मा: the self; vital spirit
• आत्मा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवे: to heaven; for the sky
• दिवे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘heaven/day’)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (oblation-call: ‘hail!’)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (short svāhā formulas; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī for AVŚ 5.9)

Devata: Dyaus/Heaven (cosmic region as recipient); svāhā as offering-power

Chandas: Not metrical in the strict sense; yajus-like offering formula

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta