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
Translations
From food come forth beings; from rain, food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain, and sacrifice is born of action.
All creatures are the product of food; food is the product of rain; rain comes from sacrifice, and sacrifice is the noblest form of action.
From food are born the creatures; the origin of food is from rain; rain originates from sacrifice; sacrifice has action as its source.
।।3.14 -- 3.15।। सम्पूर्ण प्राणी अन्नसे उत्पन्न होते हैं। अन्न वर्षासे होती है। वर्षा यज्ञसे होती है। यज्ञ कर्मोंसे निष्पन्न होता है। कर्मोंको तू वेदसे उत्पन्न जान और वेदको अक्षरब्रह्मसे प्रकट हुआ जान। इसलिये वह सर्वव्यापी परमात्मा यज्ञ (कर्तव्य-कर्म) में नित्य प्रतिष्ठित है।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.