महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-148, verse-8

पुण्यदेशाभिगमनं पवित्रं परमं स्मृतम् ।
अपि ह्युदाहरन्तीमा गाथा गीता ययातिना ॥८॥

8. puṇyadeśābhigamanaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ smṛtam ,
api hyudāharantīmā gāthā gītā yayātinā.

8. puṇyadeśa abhigamanam pavitram paramam smṛtam
api hi udāharanti imāḥ gāthāḥ gītāḥ yayātinā

8. puṇyadeśa abhigamanam paramam pavitram smṛtam
api hi yayātinā gītāḥ imāḥ gāthāḥ udāharanti

8. Visiting sacred places is considered the supreme purifier. And indeed, they recite these verses that were sung by Yayāti.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्यदेश (puṇyadeśa) - sacred place, holy land

• अभिगमनम् (abhigamanam) - the act of going to (going, approach, visit)

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier, sacred thing, holy

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is traditionally considered (remembered, considered, taught)

• अपि (api) - and indeed (also, even, and)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they declare, they mention

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - traditional verses (verses, songs, stanzas)

• गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung, recited

• ययातिना (yayātinā) - by Yayāti

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्यदेश (puṇyadeśa) - sacred place, holy land

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyadeśa

puṇyadeśa - sacred place, holy land, auspicious region

Compound: puṇya (meritorious, sacred) + deśa (place)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+deśa)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy
  adjective (neuter)
• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: First part of the compound 'puṇyadeśābhigamanam'.

अभिगमनम् (abhigamanam) - the act of going to (going, approach, visit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhigamana

abhigamana - going to, approach, visit, reaching

verbal noun

abhi (towards) + gam (to go) + ana (suffix)

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: This word forms a Tatpurusha compound with 'puṇyadeśa', meaning "going to sacred places".

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier, sacred thing, holy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred, purifying; a strainer, a purifier

From root pū (to purify) + itra (suffix)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'puṇyadeśābhigamanam'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'pavitram'.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is traditionally considered (remembered, considered, taught)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of; sacred tradition, law

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember) + kta (PPP suffix)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Forms a passive construction "is remembered/considered".

अपि (api) - and indeed (also, even, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis or continuation.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'api'.

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they declare, they mention

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Present (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural

ud (up, out) + ā (towards) + hṛ (to carry, to bring)

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicit "people" or "tradition".

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'. Qualifies 'gāthāḥ'.

गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - traditional verses (verses, songs, stanzas)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gāthā

gāthā - song, verse, stanza, lay

From root gai (to sing) + thā (suffix)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung, recited

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gīta

gīta - sung, recited, song, poem

Past Passive Participle

From root gai (to sing) + kta (PPP suffix)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gāthāḥ'.

ययातिना (yayātinā) - by Yayāti

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (name of a legendary king, father of Puru and Yadu)

Note: Agent of the action 'gītāḥ'.