Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 23
Devanagari script
अन्नमूर्जस्करं लोके दत्त्वोर्जस्वी भवेन्नर: । सतां पन्थानमावृत्य सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते
Transliteration
annam ūrjaskaraṃ loke dattvā ūrjasvī bhavennaraḥ | satāṃ panthānam āvṛtya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
Translation
इस संसार में अन्न ही बल की वृद्धि करने वाला है। इसलिए अन्न का दान करके मनुष्य तेजस्वी होता है; और सत्पुरुषों के मार्ग का आश्रय लेकर वह समस्त पापों से मुक्त हो जाता है।
Word by Word
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ऊर्जस्करम्strength-producing
ऊर्जस्करम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्जस्कर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
ऊर्जस्वीvigorous, strong
ऊर्जस्वी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्जस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / becomes (by injunction)
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सताम्of the good (people)
सताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पन्थानम्path, way
पन्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्थान्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आवृत्यhaving followed / having resorted to
आवृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-वृ
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
सर्वपापैःfrom all sins
सर्वपापैः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपाप
FormNeuter, Ablative, Plural
प्रमुच्यतेis freed / is released
प्रमुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-मुच्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive sense)
Speaker
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraA
anna (food)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Food-giving (anna-dāna) is praised as a powerful ethical act that increases one’s vitality and merit; coupled with following the conduct of the virtuous, it leads to freedom from sin.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused discourse on dharma and gifts, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates the value of donating food and aligning oneself with the righteous path.