महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-66, verse-5

अन्नात्प्राणभृतस्तात प्रवर्तन्ते हि सर्वशः ।
तस्मादन्नं परं लोके सर्वदानेषु कथ्यते ॥५॥

5. annātprāṇabhṛtastāta pravartante hi sarvaśaḥ ,
tasmādannaṁ paraṁ loke sarvadāneṣu kathyate.

5. annāt prāṇabhṛtaḥ tāta pravartante hi sarvaśaḥ
| tasmāt annam param loke sarvadāneṣu kathyate

5. tāta,
annāt hi sarvaśaḥ prāṇabhṛtaḥ pravartante tasmāt loke sarvadāneṣu annam param kathyate

5. O dear one, indeed all living beings thrive entirely by food. Therefore, food is declared supreme in the world among all gifts.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्नात् (annāt) - from food

• प्राणभृतः (prāṇabhṛtaḥ) - living beings, those who sustain life

• तात (tāta) - A term of endearment, often used by a senior to a junior, or to a respected person. (O dear one, O father)

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they function, they exist, they thrive

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way, entirely, completely

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• सर्वदानेषु (sarvadāneṣu) - among all gifts

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is declared, is called

Words meanings and morphology

अन्नात् (annāt) - from food

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, sustenance, rice

Root: ad (class 2)

प्राणभृतः (prāṇabhṛtaḥ) - living beings, those who sustain life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇabhṛt

prāṇabhṛt - living being, animal, one who sustains life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-an 'to breathe forth'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining, sustainer
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  from root bhṛ (to bear, sustain) + kvip suffix
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तात (tāta) - A term of endearment, often used by a senior to a junior, or to a respected person. (O dear one, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (vocative form)

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they function, they exist, they thrive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravart

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, sustenance, rice

Root: ad (class 2)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, excellent

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

सर्वदानेषु (sarvadāneṣu) - among all gifts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvadāna

sarvadāna - all gifts, total donation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dāna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• dāna – gift, donation, act of giving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is declared, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kathyate

Root: kath (class 10)