Mantra 156

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः

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.

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

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