इह in this world, अन्येन by one person, भुक्तम् something eaten, अन्यस्य to other man's, देहम् body, गच्छति यदि if it reaches, प्रवसतः living in a distant place, श्राद्धम् shraddha, दद्यात् may offer, तत् that one, पथि on the way, अशनम् न भवेत् will it not be food?

If something eaten by one in this world can enter the body of another, then a shraddha can be performed for a person who has set out on a distant journey. Will that offering turn into food for him on his way?