महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-10, verse-6

प्राणस्यान्नमिदं सर्वमिति वै कवयो विदुः ।
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव सर्वं प्राणस्य भोजनम् ॥६॥

6. prāṇasyānnamidaṁ sarvamiti vai kavayo viduḥ ,
sthāvaraṁ jaṅgamaṁ caiva sarvaṁ prāṇasya bhojanam.

6. prāṇasya annam idam sarvam iti vai kavayaḥ viduḥ |
sthāvaram jaṅgamam ca eva sarvam prāṇasya bhojanam

6. vai kavayaḥ idam sarvam prāṇasya annam iti viduḥ sthāvaram jaṅgamam ca eva sarvam prāṇasya bhojanam (bhavati).

6. Indeed, the sages (kavayaḥ) know that all this is nourishment for the vital life-force (prāṇa). Both the stationary and the mobile—everything is nourishment for the vital life-force (prāṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital life-force (prāṇa) (of breath, of vital air, of life, of spirit)

• अन्नम् (annam) - nourishment (food, nourishment, grain)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/creation) (this)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of creation) (all, every, whole)

• इति (iti) - that (introducing statement) (thus, in this manner, 'that' (introducing direct/indirect speech))

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, verily)

• कवयः (kavayaḥ) - sages (poets, sages, wise ones)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know (they know, they understand)

• स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - the stationary (beings) (stationary, immobile, unmoving)

• जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - the moving (beings) (moving, mobile, animate)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (certainly, indeed, only)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole)

• प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital life-force (prāṇa) (of breath, of vital air, of life, of spirit)

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - nourishment (food, meal, eating, enjoyment)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital life-force (prāṇa) (of breath, of vital air, of life, of spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit, vital life-force

From pra-an (to breathe forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Expresses possession, 'for the benefit of prāṇa'.

अन्नम् (annam) - nourishment (food, nourishment, grain)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, nourishment, grain

Past Passive Participle (from ad 'to eat')

From root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'idam sarvam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (world/creation) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Subject of the clause.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of creation) (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

इति (iti) - that (introducing statement) (thus, in this manner, 'that' (introducing direct/indirect speech))

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to the statement.

कवयः (kavayaḥ) - sages (poets, sages, wise ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kavi

kavi - poet, sage, wise one, seer

Root: kū

Note: Subject of 'viduḥ'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know (they know, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice (parasmaipada). From root vid (to know, 2nd class).

Root: vid (class 2)

स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - the stationary (beings) (stationary, immobile, unmoving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, immobile, unmoving (e.g., plants)

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - the moving (beings) (moving, mobile, animate)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaṅgama

jaṅgama - moving, mobile, animate (e.g., animals)

Intensive form of root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (certainly, indeed, only)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of the vital life-force (prāṇa) (of breath, of vital air, of life, of spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit, vital life-force

From pra-an (to breathe forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Expresses possession, 'for the benefit of prāṇa'.

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - nourishment (food, meal, eating, enjoyment)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, enjoyment

Derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'sarvam'.