Mahabharat

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नात्मार्थं पाचयेद अन्नं न वृथा घातयेत पशून न च तत सवयम अश्नीयाद विधिवद यन न निर्वपेत ॥ ३-२-५६ ॥

sanskrit

'One should not cook food solely for oneself, nor should one slaughter an animal without dedicating it to the gods, the ancestors (pitris), and the guests.' ।। 3-2-56 ।।

english translation

nAtmArthaM pAcayeda annaM na vRthA ghAtayeta pazUna na ca tata savayama aznIyAda vidhivada yana na nirvapeta ॥ 3-2-56 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/2/56

नात्मार्थं पाचयेद अन्नं न वृथा घातयेत पशून न च तत सवयम अश्नीयाद विधिवद यन न निर्वपेत ॥ ३-२-५६ ॥

sanskrit

'One should not cook food solely for oneself, nor should one slaughter an animal without dedicating it to the gods, the ancestors (pitris), and the guests.' ।। 3-2-56 ।।

english translation

nAtmArthaM pAcayeda annaM na vRthA ghAtayeta pazUna na ca tata savayama aznIyAda vidhivada yana na nirvapeta ॥ 3-2-56 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript