Mantra 142

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष वा ओदनः सर्वाङ्गः सर्वपरुः सर्वतनूः

IAST Transliteration

eṣá vā́ odanáḥ sárvāṅgaḥ sárvaparúḥ sárvatanū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, verily, the odana is all-limbed, complete in every joint, complete in every body.

Translation

ଏହା, ନିଶ୍ଚୟ, ଓଦନ ସର୍ବାଙ୍ଗ—ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ସନ୍ଧିରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ, ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଦେହରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ।

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: कर्तृ (विषय/उद्देश्य-निर्देशः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable (particle)
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ओदनः: cooked rice; porridge (odana)
• ओदनः: कर्तृ (वाक्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाङ्गः: having all limbs/parts; complete in all parts
• सर्वाङ्गः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग (समास-प्रातिपदिक: बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• सर्वपरुः: having all joints/segments; complete in every joint
• सर्वपरुः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + परु (प्रातिपदिक; परु = ‘joint, knot, segment’) (समास)

• सर्वतनूः: having the whole body/substance; wholly embodied
• सर्वतनूः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + तनू (प्रातिपदिक; तनू = ‘body, substance’) (समास)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution)

Devata: Odana as efficacious substance (dravya-devatā) / Pausti (nourishing power)

Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic formula

Mantra Rasa

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