Shloka 5
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
नारद उवाच अन्नमेव प्रशंसन्ति देवा ऋषिगणास्तथा । लोकततन्त्र हि संज्ञाश्न सर्वमन्ने प्रतेष्ठितम्
Transliteration
nārada uvāca | annam eva praśaṃsanti devā ṛṣigaṇās tathā | lokatantraṃ hi saṃjñāś ca sarvam anne pratiṣṭhitam ||
Translation
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ଦେବତାମାନେ ଓ ଋଷିଗଣ ଅନ୍ନକୁ ହିଁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରନ୍ତି। ଲୋକଜୀବନର ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ଓ ଯାତ୍ରା ଅନ୍ନରେ ନିର୍ଭର; ଅନ୍ନରୁ ଚେତନା ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧିର ସ୍ଫୁର୍ତ୍ତି ଜନ୍ମେ, ଏବଂ ସତ୍ୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ କିଛି ଅନ୍ନରେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ।
Word by Word
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्रशंसन्तिpraise
प्रशंसन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-शंस्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऋषिगणाःgroups of sages
ऋषिगणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषिगण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
लोकतन्त्रःthe course/continuance of worldly life (worldly order)
लोकतन्त्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोकतन्त्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सञ्ज्ञायतेis sustained/continues (lit. is carried on/known)
सञ्ज्ञायते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-ज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal usage
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अन्नेin food / on food
अन्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रतिष्ठितम्is established/grounded
प्रतिष्ठितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-स्था
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaD
DevasṚ
ṚṣisA
Anna (food)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes