Mantra 10

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आन्त्राणि जत्रवो गुदा वरत्राः

IAST Transliteration

āntrā́ṇi jatrávo gudā́ varatrā́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The intestines, the collar-joints, the fundament—these are the thongs (that bind and hold).

Word by Word

• आन्त्राणि: intestines, entrails
• आन्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अन्त्र’ से व्युत्पन्न)

• जत्रवः: collarbones / clavicles (neck-bones)
• जत्रवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: जत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)

• गुदाः: anus, recta (lower bowel/anal region)
• गुदाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरत्राः: straps, bands, ligaments (binding cords)
• वरत्राः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरत्रा (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for this complex)

Devata: Bodily integrity personified through the ‘bindings’ (bandhana) and the cosmic pot-cooking analogy

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like enumeration (short pāda style; exact metrical classification depends on pada division in the edition)

Mantra Rasa

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