महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-242

द्वैपायनौष्ठपुटनिःसृतमप्रमेयं पुण्यं पवित्रमथ पापहरं शिवं च ।
यो भारतं समधिगच्छति वाच्यमानं किं तस्य पुष्करजलैरभिषेचनेन ॥२४२॥

242. dvaipāyanauṣṭhapuṭaniḥsṛtamaprameyaṁ; puṇyaṁ pavitramatha pāpaharaṁ śivaṁ ca ,
yo bhārataṁ samadhigacchati vācyamānaṁ; kiṁ tasya puṣkarajalairabhiṣecanena.

242. dvaipāyana auṣṭhapuṭa niḥsṛtam aprameyam
puṇyam pavitram atha pāpaharam śivam
ca yaḥ bhāratam samadhigacchati vācyamānam
kim tasya puṣkarajalaiḥ abhiṣecanena

242. This Mahābhārata, which has emanated from the lips of Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), is immeasurable, virtuous, sacred, and also destructive of sins and auspicious. For the person who listens to this Mahābhārata being recited, what need is there for a ritual bath with the waters of Pushkara?

Words meanings summery:

• द्वैपायन (dvaipāyana) - Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana (another name for Vyāsa))

• औष्ठपुट (auṣṭhapuṭa) - lips (literally, the fold of the lips) (lip-fold, aperture of the lips)

• निःसृतम् (niḥsṛtam) - emanated (from the lips) (emerged, flowed out, emanated)

• अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable (in value/scope) (immeasurable, incomprehensible, limitless)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - virtuous, sacred (meritorious, virtuous, sacred)

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred (purifying, holy, sacred)

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover (then, moreover, and, now)

• पापहरम् (pāpaharam) - destructive of sins (sin-destroying, removing sins)

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious (auspicious, propitious, blessed)

• च (ca) - and

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (the epic) (the Mahābhārata; relating to Bhārata)

• समधिगच्छति (samadhigacchati) - listens to, comprehends (obtains, reaches, comprehends, listens to)

• वाच्यमानम् (vācyamānam) - being recited (being spoken, being recited)

• किम् (kim) - what need is there? (rhetorical) (what? why?)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (his, of him, for him)

• पुष्करजलैः (puṣkarajalaiḥ) - by ritual bathing with the waters of Pushkara (by the waters of Pushkara (a holy lake))

• अभिषेचनेन (abhiṣecanena) - by ritual bathing (by anointing, by ritual bathing)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वैपायन (dvaipāyana) - Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana (another name for Vyāsa))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - Dvaipāyana (epithet of Vyāsa, meaning 'born on an island')

Note: Part of a compound, implicitly in genitive case

औष्ठपुट (auṣṭhapuṭa) - lips (literally, the fold of the lips) (lip-fold, aperture of the lips)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of auṣṭhapuṭa

auṣṭhapuṭa - lip-fold, aperture of the lips

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (oṣṭha+puṭa)

• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)
• puṭa – fold, cavity, hollow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a compound

निःसृतम् (niḥsṛtam) - emanated (from the lips) (emerged, flowed out, emanated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥsṛta

niḥsṛta - gone out, emerged, flowed forth, emanated

past participle

from nis + √sṛ (to flow)

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a large compound `dvaipāyanauṣṭhapuṭaniḥsṛtam`

अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable (in value/scope) (immeasurable, incomprehensible, limitless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, not to be proved

gerundive/potential participle

from a + pra + √mā (to measure)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, provable, object of knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive/potential participle
  from pra + √mā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - virtuous, sacred (meritorious, virtuous, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifying, sacred (purifying, holy, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - purifying, pure, holy, sacred

अथ (atha) - and, moreover (then, moreover, and, now)

(indeclinable)

पापहरम् (pāpaharam) - destructive of sins (sin-destroying, removing sins)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpahara

pāpahara - removing sins, sin-destroying

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+hara)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• hara – removing, carrying away, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √hṛ (to take, remove)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious (auspicious, propitious, blessed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, blessed, happy

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun

भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (the epic) (the Mahābhārata; relating to Bhārata)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - relating to Bhārata, descendant of Bharata; (as noun) the Mahābhārata epic

Note: Referring to the epic, often treated as neuter.

समधिगच्छति (samadhigacchati) - listens to, comprehends (obtains, reaches, comprehends, listens to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of samadhigam

Prefixes: sam+adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

वाच्यमानम् (vācyamānam) - being recited (being spoken, being recited)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vācyamāna

vācyamāna - being spoken, being said, being recited

present passive participle

from √vac (to speak) in passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what need is there? (rhetorical) (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used rhetorically to imply 'no need'.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (his, of him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular, masculine

पुष्करजलैः (puṣkarajalaiḥ) - by ritual bathing with the waters of Pushkara (by the waters of Pushkara (a holy lake))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣkarajala

puṣkarajala - water of Pushkara (lake)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣkara+jala)

• puṣkara – lotus, blue lotus; Pushkara (a sacred lake/place)
  noun (neuter)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

अभिषेचनेन (abhiṣecanena) - by ritual bathing (by anointing, by ritual bathing)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of abhiṣecana

abhiṣecana - anointing, sprinkling, ritual bath, consecration

action noun

from abhi + √sic (to sprinkle)

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)