Mantra 27

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वमोदनं प्राशी३स्त्वामोदना३ इति

IAST Transliteration

tvám odanáṃ prāśī́ḥ tvā́m odanā́ íti

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

‘Thou hast eaten the porridge; the porridges (in turn) have eaten thee,’—thus (runs the saying).

Translation

“तूने ओदन (खिचड़ी/दलिया) खाया है; और ओदनों ने (उलटे) तुझे खा लिया है”—ऐसा कहा जाता है।

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओदनम्: cooked rice; porridge (food)
• ओदनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राशीः: you ate; you have eaten
• प्राशीः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अश् (अश्नोति) धातु

• त्वाम्: you (as object)
• त्वाम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओदनात्: from the cooked rice; from the porridge
• ओदनात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• इति: thus; ‘so’ (quotative)
• इति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (निपात)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Anna/Odana (personified); Prāṇa/Apāna in the sequel

Chandas: Prose/ritual formula

Mantra Rasa

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