Srimad Bhagavatam

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अन्नं चराणामचरा ह्यपदः पादचारिणाम् । अहस्ता हस्तयुक्तानां द्विपदां च चतुष्पदः ।। ६-४-९ ।।

sanskrit

By nature’s arrangement, fruits and flowers are considered the food of insects and birds; grass and other legless living entities are meant to be the food of four-legged animals like cows and buffalo; animals that cannot use their front legs as hands are meant to be the food of animals like tigers, which have claws; and four-legged animals like deer and goats, as well as food grains, are meant to be the food of human beings. ।। 6-4-9 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

annaM carANAmacarA hyapadaH pAdacAriNAm | ahastA hastayuktAnAM dvipadAM ca catuSpadaH || 6-4-9 ||

hk transliteration