Shloka 108.15Unverified draft

यदि भुक्तमिहान्येन देहमन्यस्य गच्छति । दद्यात् प्रवसतः श्राद्धं न तत् पथ्यशनं भवेत् ।।2.108.15।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yadiयदिifconjunction
bhuktamihānyenaभुक्तमिहान्येनeaten here by anothernominative adjective + adverb + instrumental adjective
dehamanyasyaदेहमन्यस्यthe body of anotheraccusative + genitive adjective
gacchatiगच्छतिgoes to, reachesverb, present
dadyātदद्यात्one should giveverb, optative
pravasataḥप्रवसतःfor one who has gone abroadgenitive present participle
śrāddhaṃश्राद्धंthe funeral offeringaccusative
naनnotnegation
tatतत्thatnominative adjective
pathyaśanaṃपथ्यशनंwholesome food for the journeynominative
bhavetभवेत्would beverb, optative

Reference: 2.108.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa