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Shloka 18

स्नानविधिः — गायत्र्यावाहन, सूर्यवन्दन, तर्पण, पञ्चमहायज्ञ, भस्मस्नान, मन्त्रस्नान

सदारान् सर्वतत्त्वज्ञान् ब्राह्मणान् वेदपारगान् प्रणम्य तेभ्यो यद्दत्तम् अन्नं मानुष उच्यते

sadārān sarvatattvajñān brāhmaṇān vedapāragān praṇamya tebhyo yaddattam annaṃ mānuṣa ucyate

向与妻同住、通达一切真理(tattva)、已达吠陀彼岸的婆罗门先行顶礼,而后所施之食,称为“人类之施”(mānuṣa)之类。

sadārānwith their wives/householders
sadārān:
sarva-tattva-jñānknowers of all tattvas (principles of reality)
sarva-tattva-jñān:
brāhmaṇānBrahmanas
brāhmaṇān:
veda-pāragānthose who have mastered the Vedas (gone to the far shore)
veda-pāragān:
praṇamyahaving bowed/prostrated
praṇamya:
tebhyaḥto them
tebhyaḥ:
yat-dattamwhat is given/offered
yat-dattam:
annamfood, cooked offering
annam:
mānuṣaḥhuman (pertaining to mankind)
mānuṣaḥ:
ucyateis said/declared
ucyate:

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within the Dana/Puja instruction stream)