Mantra 87

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वाङ्ग एव सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः सं भवति य एवं वेद

IAST Transliteration

sárvāṅga evá sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ sáṁ bhavati yá eváṁ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

All-limbed indeed, all-jointed, all-bodied—whole he becomes, who thus knoweth.

Word by Word

• सर्वाङ्गः: whole-limbed, having all limbs
• सर्वाङ्गः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + अङ्ग)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (निपात)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/segments
• सर्वपरुः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपरु (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + परु ‘joint/limb-segment’)

• सर्वतनूः: having the whole body (entire-bodied)
• सर्वतनूः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतनू (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तनू ‘body’)

• सम्: together, completely (prefix: ‘fully’)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• भवति: becomes, comes to be
• भवति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (भवति)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (वेद)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (to be confirmed by Anukramaṇī for 11.3.87)

Devata: Wholeness (sarvāṅgatva) mediated by Odana and Vedic knowledge

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires scansion confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

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