Mantra 72

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः

IAST Transliteration

eṣá vā́ odanáḥ sárvāṅgaḥ sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, is the Odana—complete in every limb, complete in every joint, complete in every body.

Translation

Dies, wahrlich, ist der Odana: ganz in allen Gliedern, ganz in allen Gelenken, ganz am ganzen Leib.

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: कर्तृ (विषय/उद्देश्य-निर्देशः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ओदनः: cooked rice; porridge (odana)
• ओदनः: कर्तृ (वाक्यस्य विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाङ्गः: having all limbs/parts; complete in every part
• सर्वाङ्गः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वाङ्ग (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + अङ्ग)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/knots; complete in every joint
• सर्वपरुः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + परु)

• सर्वतनूः: having all body/substance; wholly embodied
• सर्वतनूः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + तनू)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit in excerpt)

Devata: Odana/Anna as personified totality; implicitly Prajāpati/Viśva-śarīra concept

Chandas: Brāhmaṇa-like prose assertion

Mantra Rasa

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