Atharva Veda 9.3.29: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 29

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ध्रु॒वाया॑ दि॒शः शाला॑या॒ नमो॑ महि॒म्ने स्वाहा॑ दे॒वेभ्यः॑ स्वा॒ह्येऽभ्यः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 9.3.29

IAST Transliteration

dhruvā́yā diśáḥ śā́lāyā námo mahimné svā́hā devébhyaḥ svā́hye’bhyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the Hall of the steadfast Quarter—obeisance to (its) Majesty: svāhā! To the Gods—svāhā! to those meet for svāhā.

Translation

ധ്രുവ ദിക്കിലെ ശാലയ്ക്ക് നമസ്കാരം; അതിന്റെ മഹിമയ്ക്ക് നമോ—സ്വാഹാ! ദേവന്മാർക്ക്—സ്വാഹാ! സ്വാഹാ-യോഗ്യർക്കു—സ്വാഹാ!

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Word by Word

• ध्रुवायाः: of the fixed/steadfast (direction)
• ध्रुवायाः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ध्रुवा (प्रातिपदिक) < ध्रुव (स्थिर)

• दिशः: of the direction/quarter
• दिशः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री

• शालायै: to the hall/shed (ritual house)
• शालायै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाला (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री

• नमः: obeisance; homage
• नमः: कर्म (salutation as the offered act)
• Type: Noun (indeclinable-like in usage)
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) नपुंसक

• महिम्ने: to (its) greatness/majesty
• महिम्ने: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक) पुं

• स्वाहा: svāhā (offering-call)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय)

• देवेभ्यः: to the gods
• देवेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) पुं

• स्वाह्येभ्यः: to those who are ‘svāhā-worthy’ / to the svāhā-receivers
• स्वाह्येभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: स्वाह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘svāhā-worthy/connected with svāhā’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (series formula)

Devata: Dhruvā Diś (Fixed Quarter) and Devas

Chandas: Yajus-style formula

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta