महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-62, verse-6

अन्नेन सदृशं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति ।
तस्मादन्नं विशेषेण दातुमिच्छन्ति मानवाः ॥६॥

6. annena sadṛśaṁ dānaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati ,
tasmādannaṁ viśeṣeṇa dātumicchanti mānavāḥ.

6. annena sadṛśam dānam na bhūtam na bhaviṣyati
tasmāt annam viśeṣeṇa dātum icchanti mānavāḥ

6. annena sadṛśam dānam na bhūtam na bhaviṣyati
tasmāt mānavāḥ viśeṣeṇa annam dātum icchanti

6. There has never been, nor will there ever be, a gift comparable to food. Therefore, human beings especially desire to give food.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्नेन (annena) - by food, with food

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal to, comparable

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, giving

• न (na) - not, no

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - has been, existed

• न (na) - not, no

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will exist

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, specifically

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings

Words meanings and morphology

अन्नेन (annena) - by food, with food

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ad (to eat)

Root: ad

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal to, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal to

दानम् (dānam) - gift, giving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving

Root: dā

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - has been, existed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, existed, past, creature

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ad (to eat)

Root: ad

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, specifically

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

दातुम् (dātum) - to give

(verbal infinitive)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Conjugated from root iṣ (class 6, icchati group)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu