The Pali words for offering food and requisites to the Saṅgha, the general form and the form on behalf of the dead
Homage to the Buddha
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa.
Say 3 timesMeaning
Homage to the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha. (Said before the offering.)
The general offering
Imāni mayaṁ bhante,
bhattāni saparivārāni,
bhikkhusaṅghassa oṇojayāma.
Sādhu no bhante bhikkhusaṅgho,
imāni bhattāni saparivārāni paṭiggaṇhātu,
amhākaṁ dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya.
Meaning
Venerable sirs, we offer this food with the things that come with it to the community of monks. May the community of monks kindly accept this food and these things from us, for our welfare and happiness for a long time.
The offering on behalf of the dead
Imāni mayaṁ bhante,
matakabhattāni saparivārāni,
bhikkhusaṅghassa oṇojayāma.
Sādhu no bhante bhikkhusaṅgho,
imāni matakabhattāni saparivārāni paṭiggaṇhātu,
amhākañceva mātāpitādīnañca ñātakānaṁ kālakatānaṁ,
dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya.
Meaning
Venerable sirs, we offer this food for the dead, with the things that come with it, to the community of monks. May the community of monks kindly accept this food and these things from us, for the long-term welfare and happiness of ourselves and of our relatives who have died, our parents first among them.
Machine translation from: Traditional offering formula, author unknown
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