Mantra 30

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नैवाहमोदनं न मामोदनः

IAST Transliteration

náivā́ham odanáṃ ná mā́modanáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Not, verily, am I the rice-porridge; nor is the rice-porridge myself.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्

• ओदनम्: cooked rice/porridge (food offering)
• ओदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ओदनः: the cooked rice/porridge
• ओदनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi not stated in the provided input)

Devata: Odana (personified consecrated food) / protective speech-act

Chandas: Not specified for 11.3.30 in the provided input

Mantra Rasa

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