BG - 3.14

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः। यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।

annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ

• 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

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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