महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-43

इच्छन्तस्ते विहाराय सुखं महदवाप्नुयुः ।
उत जाताः सुनक्षत्रे सुतीर्थाः सुमुहूर्तजाः ॥४३॥

43. icchantaste vihārāya sukhaṁ mahadavāpnuyuḥ ,
uta jātāḥ sunakṣatre sutīrthāḥ sumuhūrtajāḥ.

43. icchantaḥ te vihārāya sukham mahat avāpnuyuḥ
uta jātāḥ sunakṣatre sutīrthāḥ sumuhūrtajāḥ

43. icchantaḥ te vihārāya mahat sukham avāpnuyuḥ
uta sunakṣatre sutīrthāḥ sumuhūrtajāḥ jātāḥ

43. Desiring enjoyment, they would attain great happiness. Furthermore, such individuals are born under auspicious constellations, in sacred places, and at propitious moments.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

• ते (te) - they

• विहाराय (vihārāya) - for enjoyment, for recreation

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, extensive

• अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - they would obtain, attain, reach

• उत (uta) - moreover, and, also

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced, become

• सुनक्षत्रे (sunakṣatre) - in an auspicious constellation/asterism

• सुतीर्थाः (sutīrthāḥ) - in good holy places, in sacred fords

• सुमुहूर्तजाः (sumuhūrtajāḥ) - born in an auspicious moment

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of icchant

icchant - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire) + present participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

Note: Refers to the people mentioned in the previous verse who follow dharma.

विहाराय (vihārāya) - for enjoyment, for recreation

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vihāra

vihāra - roaming, walking for pleasure, recreation, enjoyment, dwelling, monastery

From 'vi' + root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) + suffix 'ghañ'.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfortable

Probably from 'su' (good) + 'kha' (axle-hole, space).

महत् (mahat) - great, large, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, powerful, important

From root 'mah' (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'sukham'.

अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - they would obtain, attain, reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of avāp

From 'ava' + root 'āp' (to obtain, reach).

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

उत (uta) - moreover, and, also

(indeclinable)

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born) + suffix 'ta'.

Root: jan (class 4)

सुनक्षत्रे (sunakṣatre) - in an auspicious constellation/asterism

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sunakṣatra

sunakṣatra - having a good constellation, born under an auspicious star, auspicious time

From 'su' (good, auspicious) + 'nakṣatra' (star, constellation).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+nakṣatra)

• su – good, well, auspicious, easy
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or ease.
• nakṣatra – star, constellation, lunar mansion
  noun (neuter)

Note: This implies "born *in* an auspicious constellation".

सुतीर्थाः (sutīrthāḥ) - in good holy places, in sacred fords

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sutīrtha

sutīrtha - having good fords, born in a sacred place, having access to holy waters

From 'su' (good, auspicious) + 'tīrtha' (ford, sacred bathing place).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+tīrtha)

• su – good, well, auspicious, easy
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or ease.
• tīrtha – ford, sacred bathing place, shrine, holy place
  noun (neuter)

Note: This implies "born *in* sacred places".

सुमुहूर्तजाः (sumuhūrtajāḥ) - born in an auspicious moment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumuhūrtaja

sumuhūrtaja - born in an auspicious moment or propitious time

Compound of 'su' (good) + 'muhūrta' (moment, instant, propitious time) + 'ja' (born from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+muhūrta+ja)

• su – good, well, auspicious, easy
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or ease.
• muhūrta – moment, instant, auspicious time, division of time
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, originating in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)