BG 3.14
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः ।
यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥
यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः ॥
annād bhavanti bhūtāni parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ
yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
yajñād bhavati parjanyo yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
bhūtāni — all beings; bhavanti — subsist; annāt — from food; sambhavaḥ — production; anna — [of] food; parjanyāt — [is] from rain; parjanyaḥ — rain; bhavati — comes about; yajñāt — from yajña; yajñaḥ — [and] sacrificial action; samudbhavaḥ — ensues; karma — [from] prescribed duty.
Translation
All beings subsist on food, and food is produced from rain. Rain is caused by yajña, and yajña ensues from prescribed duty.