महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-8

प्राणा ह्यन्नं मनुष्याणां तस्माज्जन्तुश्च जायते ।
अन्ने प्रतिष्ठिता लोकास्तस्मादन्नं प्रकाशते ॥८॥

8. prāṇā hyannaṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ tasmājjantuśca jāyate ,
anne pratiṣṭhitā lokāstasmādannaṁ prakāśate.

8. prāṇā hi annam manuṣyāṇām tasmāt jantuḥ ca jāyate
anne pratiṣṭhitāḥ lokāḥ tasmāt annam prakāśate

8. annam hi manuṣyāṇām prāṇāḥ tasmāt ca jantuḥ jāyate
lokāḥ anne pratiṣṭhitāḥ tasmāt annam prakāśate

8. Food is indeed the very life-force of human beings; from it, all living creatures are born. The worlds are established upon food, and therefore, food is greatly glorified.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणा (prāṇā) - life-force (life-breaths, vital airs, life-force)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, sustenance)

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of human beings (of humans, of mankind)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from it (therefore, from that, from it)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living creatures (living being, creature, animal)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• जायते (jāyate) - are born (is born, originates, comes into being)

• अन्ने (anne) - upon food (in food, on food)

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - are established (established, founded, fixed, resting on)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - The worlds (worlds, realms, people)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, sustenance)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - is greatly glorified (shines forth, appears, becomes visible, is glorified)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणा (prāṇā) - life-force (life-breaths, vital airs, life-force)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

From pra-an (to breathe forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, sustenance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, corn, meal, sustenance

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of human beings (of humans, of mankind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, mankind

From manu.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from it (therefore, from that, from it)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Masculine/neuter ablative singular of the demonstrative pronoun tad. Also functions as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase 'from it' or 'therefore'.

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living creatures (living being, creature, animal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, animal, man

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

जायते (jāyate) - are born (is born, originates, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

From root jan, often used in middle voice for 'to be born'.

Root: jan (class 4)

अन्ने (anne) - upon food (in food, on food)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, corn, meal, sustenance

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - are established (established, founded, fixed, resting on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, installed, resting on

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with upasarga prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - The worlds (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

From root lok (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Masculine/neuter ablative singular of the demonstrative pronoun tad. Functions as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase 'therefore'.

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, sustenance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, corn, meal, sustenance

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of prakāśate.

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - is greatly glorified (shines forth, appears, becomes visible, is glorified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

From root kāś (to shine) with upasarga pra. Often used in middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)