Shloka 121

Devanagari script

अन्न च नो बहु भवेदतिथींश्व लभेमहि । श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमन्मा च याचिष्म कंचन

Transliteration

anna ca no bahu bhaved atithīṁś ca labhemahi | śraddhā ca no mā vyagaman mā ca yāciṣma kañcana ||

Translation

Wika ni Vāyu: “Nawa’y magkaroon kami ng saganang pagkain, at nawa’y makatagpo kami ng mga panauhing karapat-dapat tanggapin. Nawa’y huwag kaming iwan ng aming pananampalataya, at nawa’y hindi kami mapilitang mamalimos kaninuman.”

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नः: of us/our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• बहु: much, abundant
• बहु: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: may be, may become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अतिथीन्: guests
• अतिथीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• लभेमहि: may we obtain/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Optative, 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

• श्रद्धा: faith, trust, devotion
• श्रद्धा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नः: of us/our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• मा: not (prohibitive/negative wish)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• व्यगमत्: may it not depart/vanish
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + गम्
• Form: Injunctive/Aorist (prohibitive with मा), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मा: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• याचिष्म: may we not beg
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Aorist (1st plural), 1st, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कञ्चन: anyone (at all)
• कञ्चन: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Indefinite
• Root: कञ्चन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• anna (food)
• atithi (guest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds a dharmic ideal: prosperity should support hospitality (feeding guests), faith should remain steady, and one should strive for a life of dignity without dependence on begging.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva speaks a benedictive wish or prayer-like statement, expressing the values of sufficient sustenance, the opportunity to honor guests, unwavering śraddhā, and freedom from the humiliation or necessity of supplication.