वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-100, verse-14

यदि भुक्तमिहान्येन देहमन्यस्य गच्छति ।
दद्यात् प्रवसतः श्राद्धं न तत् पथ्यशनं भवेत् ॥१४॥

14. yadi bhuktamihānyena dehamanyasya gacchati ,
dadyāt pravasataḥ śrāddhaṃ na tat pathyaśanaṃ bhavet.

14. yadi bhuktam iha anyena deham anyasya gacchati dadyāt
pravasataḥ śrāddham na tat pathya-aśanam bhavet

14. yadi iha anyena bhuktam anyasya deham gacchati
pravasataḥ śrāddham dadyāt na tat pathya-aśanam bhavet

14. If food consumed by one person here goes to the body of another, then one should offer ancestral rites (śrāddha) for someone who is merely traveling. But that would not be suitable food.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - food consumed (what is eaten) (eaten, consumed (neuter accusative or nominative))

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• अन्येन (anyena) - by one person (by another) (by another, by a different one)

• देहम् (deham) - body

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes (goes, comes, moves)

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should offer/give (one should give, he should give)

• प्रवसतः (pravasataḥ) - for one who is traveling (of one dwelling abroad, of one journeying)

• श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - ancestral rites (śrāddha) (ancestral rite, obsequial ceremony)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the act of giving śrāddha for a traveler) (that, that one (neuter singular))

• पथ्य-अशनम् (pathya-aśanam) - suitable food (wholesome food, suitable food)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (it would be, should be)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - food consumed (what is eaten) (eaten, consumed (neuter accusative or nominative))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed, experienced

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

अन्येन (anyena) - by one person (by another) (by another, by a different one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

Root: dih (class 4)

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes (goes, comes, moves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person singular

derived from root gam, class 1

Root: gam (class 1)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should offer/give (one should give, he should give)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dā

optative, active voice, 3rd person singular

derived from root dā, class 3

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रवसतः (pravasataḥ) - for one who is traveling (of one dwelling abroad, of one journeying)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pravasat

pravasat - dwelling abroad, being away, travelling

Present Active Participle

derived from root vas with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'a traveler' or 'one living away'

श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - ancestral rites (śrāddha) (ancestral rite, obsequial ceremony)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha

śrāddha - faith, trust, confidence; a religious ceremony for ancestors (śrāddha)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the act of giving śrāddha for a traveler) (that, that one (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

पथ्य-अशनम् (pathya-aśanam) - suitable food (wholesome food, suitable food)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pathya-aśana

pathya-aśana - wholesome food, proper diet, suitable eating

Compound type : tatpurusha (pathya+aśana)

• pathya – suitable, wholesome, proper, fit for the path
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from path
  Root: path
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root aś
  Root: aś (class 9)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (it would be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

optative, active voice, 3rd person singular

derived from root bhū, class 1

Root: bhū (class 1)

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