Mantra 86

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः

IAST Transliteration

eṣá vá odanáḥ sárvāṅgaḥ sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, is the odana—complete in limbs, complete in joints, complete in body.

Translation

यह निश्चय ही ओदन है—सर्वाङ्ग, सर्वपरु, सर्वतनु।

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Kartā (विषयः/उद्देश्यः)
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: — (निपातः; अर्थ-प्रबलकः)
• Type: Indeclinable (Particle)
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ओदनः: cooked rice; porridge (odana)
• ओदनः: Kartā (विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/knots; complete in joints
• सर्वपरुः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + परु)

• सर्वतनूः: having all bodies/substances; wholly embodied
• सर्वतनूः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तनू)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (to be confirmed by Anukramaṇī for 11.3.86)

Devata: Odana (deified/ritually absolutized food)

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (semantic triad; metrical confirmation requires full pada scansion)

Mantra Rasa

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