Mantra 24
Sukta 14
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ब्रह्मणान्नादेनान्नमत्ति य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
bráhmaṇā́n nādénānnam atti yá eváṃ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
By Brahman, as Food-eater, he eateth food—he who thus knoweth.
Word by Word
ब्रह्मणाby/with brahman (sacred power, prayer)
ब्रह्मणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्ना॒देनby/with the eater of food (food-eater)
अन्ना॒देन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक = अन्न + आद ‘eater’)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्तिeats
अत्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
वेदknows
वेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Speculative Atharvanic tradition; often treated as Prajāpati/Parameṣṭhin-centered.
Devata: Brahman as annāda.
Chandas: Formulaic refrain; anuṣṭubh-like cadence.
Mantra Rasa
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