महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-66, verse-6

अन्नाद्बलं च तेजश्च प्राणिनां वर्धते सदा ।
अन्नदानमतस्तस्माच्छ्रेष्ठमाह प्रजापतिः ॥६॥

6. annādbalaṁ ca tejaśca prāṇināṁ vardhate sadā ,
annadānamatastasmācchreṣṭhamāha prajāpatiḥ.

6. annāt balam ca tejaḥ ca prāṇinām vardhate sadā
| annadānam ataḥ tasmāt śreṣṭham āha prajāpatiḥ

6. annāt prāṇinām balam ca tejaḥ ca sadā vardhate
ataḥ tasmāt prajāpatiḥ annadānam śreṣṭham āha

6. From food, the strength and vigor of living beings always increase. Therefore, Prajapati declares the giving of food (annadāna) to be the best (gift).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्नात् (annāt) - from food

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - vigor, radiance, spiritual energy

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of animated creatures

• वर्धते (vardhate) - increases, grows

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• अन्नदानम् (annadānam) - the giving of food, food donation

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent, supreme

• आह (āha) - says, declares, speaks

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati, Lord of creatures/creation

Words meanings and morphology

अन्नात् (annāt) - from food

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, sustenance, rice

Root: ad (class 2)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - vigor, radiance, spiritual energy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, power, vigor, spiritual energy

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of animated creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate, sentient

वर्धते (vardhate) - increases, grows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vardh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

अन्नदानम् (annadānam) - the giving of food, food donation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of annadāna

annadāna - the giving of food, food donation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+dāna)

• anna – food, sustenance, rice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• dāna – gift, donation, act of giving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme

superlative of praśasya/praśasta

आह (āha) - says, declares, speaks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āha

Perfect tense form often used in present sense

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati, Lord of creatures/creation

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - Prajapati, lord of creatures, creator

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
  from pra-jan 'to procreate'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – master, lord, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)