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Chapter 3, Verse 11

देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः। परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।

devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ. parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ paramavāpsyatha.।3.11।।

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देवान्
the gods (accusative plural)
भावयत
nourish/gratify (imperative, 2nd person plural)
अनेन
by this (instrumental singular, referring to sacrifice/yajña)
ते
those
देवाः
the gods (nominative plural)
भावयन्तु
may they nourish/gratify (imperative, 3rd person plural)
वः
you (accusative/dative plural, 'you all')
परस्परम्
one another, mutually
भावयन्तः
nourishing, gratifying (present participle, nominative plural)
श्रेयः
the highest good, supreme welfare
परम्
supreme, ultimate
अवाप्स्यथ
you shall attain (future, 2nd person plural)

Commentary

ii. With this do ye nourish the Gods, and the Gods shall nourish you ; thus nourishing one another, ye shall attain the supreme good.

Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain

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देवान्
भावयत
अनेन
ते
देवाः
भावयन्तु
वः
परस्परम्
भावयन्तः
श्रेयः
परम्
अवाप्स्यथ

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