Mantra 4
Sukta 14
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
बलेनान्नादेनान्नमत्ति य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
bálena annādéna ánnam átti yá eváṃ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
By strength—made a devourer of food—he eateth food, whoso thus knoweth.
Word by Word
बलेनby/with strength
बलेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्नादेनby/with the eater of food (food-eater)
अन्नादेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + आद ‘eater’)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्तिeats
अत्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
वेदknows
वेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Vratya/AV 15 tradition (variable attribution).
Devata: Indraic बल / Annāda as functional power.
Chandas: Prose/short formula.
Mantra Rasa
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