Mantra 23

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स य ओदनस्य महिमानं विद्यात्

IAST Transliteration

sá yá ’odanásya mahimā́nam vidyā́t

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He—whoso knoweth the greatness of Odana—(is the true possessor of its power).

Word by Word

• सः: he / that person
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओदनस्य: of the cooked rice / gruel
• ओदनस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• महिमानम्: greatness, majesty
• महिमानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विद्यात्: should know / may know
• विद्यात्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Odana/Anna (as knowable brahman-like potency)

Chandas: Short, elliptical; not securely classifiable

Mantra Rasa

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