Shloka 34
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
अन्नतः सर्वमेतद्धि यत् किंचित् स्थाणु जंगमम् | त्रिषु लोकेषु धर्मार्थमन्नं देयमतो बुधै:
Translation
Indeed, all that exists—both the immobile and the moving—throughout the three worlds rests upon food. Therefore the wise should surely give food in charity for the sake of dharma in all the three worlds.
Word by Word
अन्नतःfrom/owing to food
अन्नतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यत्which/whatever
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किंचित्anything whatsoever
किंचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स्थाणुimmovable (fixed being)
स्थाणु:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्थाणु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जङ्गमम्movable (living being)
जङ्गमम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजङ्गम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
त्रिषुin three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
लोकेषुin the worlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
धर्मार्थम्for the sake of dharma
धर्मार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
देयम्is to be given/should be given
देयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormGerundive (तव्य/यत् sense), Passive (obligation), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
अतःtherefore
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
बुधैःby the wise (people)
बुधैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes