Mantra 12
Sukta 14
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ओषधीभिरन्नादीभिरन्नमत्ति य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
óṣadhībhir annādī́bhir ánnam attí yá eváṃ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He eateth food by means of the herbs, the Food-eaters, who thus hath knowledge.
Word by Word
ओषधीभिःby/with herbs
ओषधीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्नादीभिःby/with foodstuffs (edibles, provisions)
अन्नादीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्नादि- (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + आदि)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न- (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्तिeats
अत्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु; भ्वादि/अदादि परम्परागत रूपेण ‘अद्’ = to eat)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
वेदknows
वेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to know’)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sectional attribution variable).
Devata: Oṣadhis (as empowered), with Rudra implicit as their lord.
Chandas: Atharvanic gāthā/prose cadence.
Mantra Rasa
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