अष्टका पितृदैवत्यमित्ययं प्रसृतो जनः। अन्नस्योपद्रवं पश्य मृतो हि किमशिष्यति।।2.108.14।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
अष्टका ashtaka ceremony, पितृदैवत्यम् इति the receivers are the spirits of ancestors, अयम् जनः these people, प्रसृतः are engaged, अन्नस्य offering of food, उपद्रवम् wastage, पश्य look, मृतः the dead, किम् what, अशिष्यति will it eat?
English Commentary
People perform ashtaka ceremony for the spirits of ancestors and offer them food. Look at the amount of food being wasted. Will the dead (ever) eat food?