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

अन्नतः सर्वमेतद्धि यत्किञ्चित्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । त्रिषु लोकेषु धर्मार्थमन्नं देयमतो बुधैः ॥

Word by Word

• अन्नतः: from/owing to food
• अन्नतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• किंचित्: anything whatsoever
• किंचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्थाणु: immovable (fixed being)
• स्थाणु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जङ्गमम्: movable (living being)
• जङ्गमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जङ्गम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• धर्मार्थम्: for the sake of dharma
• धर्मार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• देयम्: is to be given/should be given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Gerundive (तव्य/यत् sense), Passive (obligation), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अतः: therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• बुधैः: by the wise (people)
• बुधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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