Atharva Veda 9.3.27: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 27

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्र॒तीच्या॑ दि॒शः शाला॑या॒ नमो॑ महि॒म्ने स्वाहा॑ दे॒वेभ्यः॑ स्वा॒ह्येऽभ्यः

IAST Transliteration

pratī́cyā diśáḥ śā́lāyā námo mahimné svā́hā devébhyaḥ svā́hye’bhyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

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

Translation

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

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Word by Word

• प्रतीच्याः: of the western (direction)
• प्रतीच्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun (direction-term)
• Root: प्रतीची (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रति + अञ्च् (दिशा-वाचक)

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

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

• नमः: obeisance, homage
• नमः: कर्म (नमः-क्रिया का विषय/अर्पण)
• Type: Noun (indeclinable-like in use)
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• स्वाहा: svāhā (oblation-call)
• स्वाहा: — (उद्गार/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार)

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

• स्वाह्येभ्यः: to those who are ‘svāhā-worthy’ / recipients of svāhā
• स्वाह्येभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: स्वाह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वाहा’ से व्युत्पन्न विशेषण)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (series formula)

Devata: Dik (Western Quarter) and Devas

Chandas: Yajus-style formula (non-strophic)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta