Mantra 51

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः

IAST Transliteration

eṣá vā́ odanáḥ sárvāṅgaḥ sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, the odana is all-limbed, all-jointed, of entire body.

Word by Word

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

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

• ओदनः: cooked rice; porridge (odana)
• ओदनः: कर्तृ (एषः इत्यस्य विशेष्यः/समानााधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (prātipadika)

• सर्वाङ्गः: having all limbs/parts; complete in all members
• सर्वाङ्गः: कर्तृ (ओदनस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वाङ्ग (prātipadika; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारय-समासः: सर्व + अङ्ग)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints; complete in every joint
• सर्वपरुः: कर्तृ (ओदनस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (prātipadika; समासः: सर्व + परु ‘joint/knuckle’)

• सर्वतनूः: having the whole body; wholly embodied/complete in body
• सर्वतनूः: कर्तृ (ओदनस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (prātipadika; समासः: सर्व + तनू ‘body’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit in excerpt)

Devata: Odana (personified ritual food) / Wholeness (sarvāṅgatā)

Chandas: Mixed (prose-like mantra with nominal predicates)

Mantra Rasa

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