Bhagavad Gita 3.14
Karma Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः | यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ||३-१४||
Transliteration
annādbhavanti bhūtāni parjanyādannasambhavaḥ . yajñādbhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karmasamudbhavaḥ ||3-14||
From food come forth beings; from rain food is produced; from sacrifice arises rain and sacrifice is born of action.
Word by Word
अन्नात् from food, भवन्ति come forth, भूतानि beings, पर्जन्यात् from rain, अन्नसम्भवः production of food, यज्ञात् from sacrifice, भवति arises, पर्जन्यः rain, यज्ञः sacrifice, कर्मसमुद्भवः born of action
Classical Commentary
Here Yajna means Apurva or the subtle principle or the unseen form which a sacrifice assumes between the time of its performance and the time when its fruits manifest themselves.