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
Tunay na ang lahat ng ito—maging di-gumagalaw o gumagalaw—na nasa tatlong daigdig ay nakasalig sa pagkain. Kaya nararapat sa marurunong na magbigay ng pagkain bilang kaloob para sa dharma sa tatlong daigdig.
Word by Word
अन्नतःfrom/owing to food
अन्नतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यत्which/whatever
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किंचित्anything whatsoever
किंचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स्थाणुimmovable (fixed being)
स्थाणु:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्थाणु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जङ्गमम्movable (living being)
जङ्गमम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजङ्गम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
त्रिषुin three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
लोकेषुin the worlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
धर्मार्थम्for the sake of dharma
धर्मार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
देयम्is to be given/should be given
देयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormGerundive (तव्य/यत् sense), Passive (obligation), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
अतःtherefore
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
बुधैःby the wise (people)
बुधैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes