Mantra 8
Sukta 22
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रथमेभ्यः शङ्खेभ्यः स्वाहा
IAST Transliteration
prathamébhyaḥ śaṅkhébhyaḥ svā́hā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Oblation—Svāhā—to the first conches.
Translation
献供——娑嚩诃（Svāhā）——予诸最初之海螺（śaṅkha）。
Word by Word
प्रथमेभ्यःto the first (ones)
प्रथमेभ्यः:
Sampradāna (स्वाहा-प्रयोगे समर्पणार्थे ‘to’)
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रथ (क्रमे/पूर्वत्वे) + तम (तद्धित) (व्युत्पत्त्यर्थे)
शङ्खेभ्यःto the conch-shells / to the conches
शङ्खेभ्यः:
Sampradāna (स्वाहा-प्रयोगे आहुत्यर्पण-लक्ष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā (hail!; offering-formula)
स्वाहा:
— (मन्त्र-उद्गार; आहुत्यर्पण-चिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable (ritual exclamation)
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय; वैदिक-आहुत्युद्गार)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late ritual formulae)
Devata: Śaṅkha (conch) as empowered implement/recipient-class
Chandas: Yajus-like short formula (non-metrical)
Mantra Rasa
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