1 An oblation or offer- ing made to all gods indiscrimina- tely.

2 N. of the wife of Agni. ind. An exclamation used in of- fering oblations to the gods (with dat.); iṃdrāya svāhā; agnaye svāhā &c. Comp. kāraḥ utterance of the ex- clamation Svāhā; svāhāsvadhākāraviva- rjitāni śmaśānatulyāni gṛhāṇi tāni- patiḥ, priyaḥ Agni or fire. bhuj m. a god, deity.

ind. (prob. fr. 5. su and ah; cf. dur-āhā) hail! hail to! may a blessing rest on! (with dat.; an exclamation used in making oblations to the gods; with kṛ [ ind.p. -k/āram, or -kṛtya ] and acc. to pronounce the exclamation Sva1ha1 svāhā over) RV. &c 1284,3... f. an oblation (offered to Agni agni, Indra indra &c) or Oblation personified (as a daughter of Daksha dakṣa and wife of Agni agni; she is thought to preside...