Mantra 121

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: all-limbed, all-jointed, of entire body.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• सर्वाङ्गः: having all limbs/parts; complete in members
• सर्वाङ्गः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग (समास-प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारय-भावः: ‘सर्वाणि अङ्गानि यस्य’)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/segments; complete in articulations
• सर्वपरुः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + परु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘परु’ = गाठ/सन्धि/पर्व, joint) (समासः: ‘सर्वाणि परूणि यस्य’)

• सर्वतनूः: having the whole body; complete in form
• सर्वतनूः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + तनू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तनू’ = शरीर/देह, body) (समासः: ‘सर्वा तनूः/तनवः यस्य’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified via Anukramaṇī)

Devata: Odana (personified/ritually absolutized food)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be confirmed)

Mantra Rasa

{"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_arc":"Quiet consecration → felt fullness and wonder at the ordinary made sacred.","listener_experience":"Calm trust; warmth; sense of being held by nourishment.","intensity":4}