Bhagavad Gita 3.14
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| annāt | annāt | from food |
| bhavanti | bhavanti | subsist |
| bhūtāni | bhūtāni | living beings |
| parjanyāt | parjanyāt | from rains |
| anna | anna | of food grains |
| sambhavaḥ | sambhavaḥ | production |
| yajñāt | yajñāt | from the performance of sacrifice |
| bhavati | bhavati | becomes possible |
| parjanyaḥ | parjanyaḥ | rain |
| yajñaḥ | yajñaḥ | performance of sacrifice |
| karma | karma | prescribed duties |
| samudbhavaḥ | samudbhavaḥ | born of |
From food come forth beings; from rain, food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain, and sacrifice is born of action.
समस्त प्राणी अन्न से उत्पन्न होते हैं अन्न की उत्पत्ति पर्जन्य से। पर्जन्य की उत्पत्ति यज्ञ से और यज्ञ कर्मों से उत्पन्न होता है।।