Atharva Veda 9.3.26: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 26

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दक्षि॑णाया दि॒शः शाला॑या॒ नमो॑ महि॒म्ने स्वाहा॑ दे॒वेभ्यः॑ स्वा॒ह्येऽभ्यः

IAST Transliteration

dákṣiṇāyā diśáḥ śā́lāyā námo mahimné svā́hā devébhyaḥ svā́hye’bhyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

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

Translation

దక్షిణ దిశ యొక్క శాల (మండపం)కు నమస్కారం—దాని మహిమకు నమో నమః; స్వాహా. దేవులకు స్వాహా; స్వాహాకు అర్హులైన వారికి స్వాహా.

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Word by Word

• दक्षिणायाः: of the southern (direction)
• दक्षिणायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)

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

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

• नमः: obeisance; homage
• नमः: —
• Type: Indeclinable (fixed nominal form used as interjection)
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

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

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

• स्वाह्येभ्यः: to those worthy of svāhā (oblation-worthy ones)
• स्वाह्येभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: स्वाह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of svāhā/oblation’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (directional/śālā consecration series; specific ṛṣi not individually marked for each verse in many listings)

Devata: Dik (Southern Quarter) and the Devas as recipients; the quarter’s 'mahimán' personified

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like yajus-style formula (not a strict metrical ṛc)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta