Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 69 Shloka 61 - Mahabharata | English | Vedapath

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Shloka 61

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायं देवेभ्यो5न्न॑ निवेदयेत्‌ यदन्ना हि नरा राजंस्तदन्नास्तस्य देवता:

Translation

Bhishma said: O king, a man should each day worship the gods according to the rule enjoined in the śāstras and present food to them as an offering. For whatever food a man eats, that very food is received by his deities as well.

Word by Word

अर्चयित्वाhaving worshipped

यथाas, according to

न्यायम्rule, proper procedure

देवेभ्यःto the gods

अन्नम्food

निवेदयेत्should offer/present

यत्which, whatever

अन्नम्food

हिindeed, for

नराःmen

राजन्O king

तत्that

अन्नम्food

अस्यof him

देवताःdeities

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