Mantra 79

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः

IAST Transliteration

eṣá vā́ odanáḥ sárvāṅgaḥ sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, is the rice-mess—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: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ओदनः: cooked rice; porridge (odana)
• ओदनः: कर्तृ (एषः … ओदनः = विषय-समनाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाङ्गः: having all limbs; whole-bodied
• सर्वाङ्गः: कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वाङ्ग (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + अङ्ग)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints; complete in joints
• सर्वपरुः: कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + परु/पर्वन् ‘joint’)

• सर्वतनूः: having an entire body; wholly embodied
• सर्वतनूः: कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + तनू ‘body’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input).

Devata: Anna/Odana as deified nourishment; secondarily Prāṇa sustaining embodiment.

Chandas: Likely anuṣṭubh-like cadence though transmitted as a compact identification formula.

Mantra Rasa

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