Atharva Veda 11.3.156: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 156

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ए॒ष वा ओ॑द॒नः सर्वा॑ङ्गः॒ सर्व॑परुः॒ सर्व॑तनूः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.3.156

IAST Transliteration

eṣá vā́ ódanaḥ sárvāṅgaḥ sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, is the odana—complete in every limb, complete in every joint, complete in all the body.

Translation

यह खाना ऐसा है जो पूरा है। हर अंग में पूरा, हर जोड़ में पूरा, पूरे बदन में पूरा।

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Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: कर्तृ (वाक्य-विषयः/उद्देश्यः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: — (वाक्य-प्रबोधक/निश्चयार्थक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ओदनः: cooked rice, porridge (odana)
• ओदनः: कर्तृ (एषः इत्यस्य विशेष्यः/समनाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/knots; complete in every joint
• सर्वपरुः: कर्तृ (ओदनस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + परु ‘गाँठ/सन्धि/पर्व’)

• सर्वतनूः: having the whole body; wholly embodied
• सर्वतनूः: कर्तृ (ओदनस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तनू ‘शरीर/देह’)

Attribution

Rishi: As above for AV 11.3 (anukramaṇī confirmation needed).

Devata: Odana as personified/ritual totality.

Chandas: Mixed; declarative mantra with anuṣṭubh-like rhythm.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta