अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
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Word Meanings
annāt—from food
bhavanti—subsist
bhūtāni—living beings
parjanyāt—from rains
anna—of food grains
sambhavaḥ—production
yajñāt—from the performance of sacrifice
bhavati—becomes possible
parjanyaḥ—rain
yajñaḥ—performance of sacrifice
karma—prescribed duties
samudbhavaḥ—born of
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Translation
From food come forth beings; from rain, food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain, and sacrifice is born of action.
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Commentary
3.14 अन्नात् from food? भवन्ति come forth? भूतानि beings? पर्जन्यात् from rain? अन्नसम्भवः production of food? यज्ञात् from sacrifice? भवति arises? पर्जन्यः rain? यज्ञः sacrifice? कर्मसमुद्भवः born of action.Commentary Here Yajna means Apurva or the subtle principle or the unseen form which a sacrifice assumes between the time of its performance and the time when its fruits manifest themselves.