蘇婆訶

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
蘇 婆 訶
そ
Jinmeiyō		 ば
Grade: S		 か
Hyōgaiji
kan’on goon on’yomi

Transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).[1]

Noun

蘇(そ)婆(ば)訶(か) • (sobaka) 

  1. (Buddhism, rare) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation


Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
蘇 婆 訶
そ
Jinmeiyō		 は > わ
Grade: S		 か
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).[2] Attested from the 13th century.

Noun

蘇(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) • (sowaka) ←そはか (sofaka)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 薩婆訶 (sowaka): word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation

References
  1. “蘇婆訶”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  2. “蘇婆訶・薩婆訶”, in 精選版 日本国語大辞典 [Selected edition: Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), Shogakukan, 2005
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