Mantra 22
Sukta 14
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्राणेनान्नादेनान्नमत्ति य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
prāṇénā́n nādénānnam atti yá eváṃ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
By Prāṇa, as Food-eater, he eateth food—he who thus knoweth.
Translation
प्राण—अन्नाद (अन्न-भक्षक) होकर—अन्न को खाता है; जो ऐसा जानता है।
Word by Word
प्राणेनby/with the vital breath
प्राणेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रा-√अन् ‘श्वास/जीवन’ > प्राण) [प्रातिपदिक]
अन्नादेनby/with the eater of food (i.e., the consumer)
अन्नादेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्नाद (अन्न + आद ‘eater’) [प्रातिपदिक]
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न [प्रातिपदिक]
अत्तिeats/consumes
अत्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अद् (भक्षणे)
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (अत्ति-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् [सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक]
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
वेदknows
वेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने)
Attribution
Rishi: Prajāpati/Brāhmaṇa-theological stratum.
Devata: Prāṇa as annāda.
Chandas: Short refrain-like line; anuṣṭubh-like cadence but effectively formulaic.
Mantra Rasa
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