1.3.18

The gods said, ‘Whatever food there is, is just this much, and you have secured it for yourself by chanting. Now let us have a share in this food.’ ‘Then sit around facing me,’ (said the vital force). ‘All right,’ (said the gods and) sat down around it. Hence whatever food one eats through the vital force satisfies these. So do his relatives sit around facing him who knows thus, and he becomes their support, the greatest among them and their leader, a good eater of food and the ruler of them. That one among his relatives who desires to rival a man of such knowledge is powerless to support his dependants. But one who follows him, or desires to maintain one’s dependants being under him, is alone capable of supporting them.


  • te

    ते
  • devā

    देवा
  • abruvan

    अब्रुवन्
  • etāvadvā

    एतावद्वा
  • idaṃ

    इदं
  • sarva

    सर्व
  • yadannam

    यदन्नम्
  • tadātmana

    तदात्मन
  • āgāsīḥ

    आगासीः
  • anu

    अनु
  • no'sminnanna

    नोऽस्मिन्नन्न
  • ābhajasveti

    आभजस्वेति
  • te

    ते
  • vai

    वै
  • mā'bhisaṃviśateti

    माऽभिसंविशतेति
  • tatheti

    तथेति
  • taṃ

    तं
  • samantam

    समन्तम्
  • pariṇyaviśanta

    परिण्यविशन्त
  • tasmādyadananenānnamatti

    तस्माद्यदननेनान्नमत्ति
  • tenaitāstṛpyanti

    तेनैतास्तृप्यन्ति
  • evaṃ

    एवं
  • ha

  • वा
  • enaṃ

    एनं
  • svā

    स्वा
  • abhisaṃviśanti

    अभिसंविशन्ति
  • bhartā

    भर्ता
  • svānāṃ

    स्वानां
  • śreṣṭhaḥ

    श्रेष्ठः
  • pura

    पुर
  • etā

    एता
  • bhavatyannādo'dhipatirya

    भवत्यन्नादोऽधिपतिर्य
  • evaṃ

    एवं
  • veda

    वेद
  • ya

  • u

  • haivaṃvidaṃ

    हैवंविदं
  • sveṣu

    स्वेषु
  • prati

    प्रति
  • pratirbubhūṣati

    प्रतिर्बुभूषति
  • na

  • haivālaṃ

    हैवालं
  • bhāryebhyo

    भार्येभ्यो
  • bhavati

    भवति
  • atha

    अथ
  • ya

  • evaitamanu

    एवैतमनु
  • bhavati

    भवति
  • yo

    यो
  • vaitamanu

    वैतमनु
  • bhāryānbubhūrṣati

    भार्यान्बुभूर्षति
  • sa

  • haivālaṃ

    हैवालं
  • bhāryebhyo

    भार्येभ्यो
  • bhavati

    भवति