Mantra 37

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 of every limb, complete of every joint, complete of the whole body.

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

• सर्वाङ्गः: having all limbs/parts; complete in all parts
• सर्वाङ्गः: विशेषणम् (ओदनस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + अङ्ग)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/knots; complete in every joint
• सर्वपरुः: विशेषणम् (ओदनस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + परु)

• सर्वतनूः: having the whole body; wholly embodied/entire in form
• सर्वतनूः: विशेषणम् (ओदनस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तनू)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not determinable from excerpt).

Devata: Odana as personified/efficacious medium; implicitly brahmanic power.

Chandas: Prose (identificatory, Brāhmaṇa-like).

Mantra Rasa

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