Shloka 673

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वगुणोपेतमन्नं दद्यात्‌ सुसंस्कृतम्‌ । ऐषीकपर्वमें पहले घी मिलाया हुआ भात जिमाये। फिर अच्छी तरह संस्कार किये हुए सर्वगुणसम्पन्न अन्नका दान करे

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvaguṇopetam annaṁ dadyāt susaṁskṛtam |

Translation

Then one should offer well-prepared food, endowed with all good qualities. In ethical terms, the teaching emphasizes that charity is not merely the act of giving, but giving that is properly prepared, wholesome, and fit to honor the recipient—thereby making the gift dharmically complete.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• सर्वगुणोपेतम्: endowed with all qualities
• सर्वगुणोपेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगुणोपेत (उपेत-प्रातिपदिक; √इ 'to go' उपसर्ग-उप + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (दाने)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• सुसंस्कृतम्: well-prepared, well-refined
• सुसंस्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसंस्कृत (संस्कृत-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ 'to do' सम् + क्त; उपसर्ग सु-)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• anna (food)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That dāna (charitable giving) should be done with care and excellence: food offered in charity must be properly prepared and of good quality, so the giver’s intention is matched by the worthiness of the gift.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a prescriptive passage describing meritorious conduct, here instructing that one should give well-prepared, high-quality food as a righteous act.