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12,186

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-186, verse-8

शुचिकाममनड्वाहं देवगोष्ठं चतुष्पथम् ।
ब्राह्मणं धार्मिकं चैव नित्यं कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणम् ॥८॥
8. śucikāmamanaḍvāhaṁ devagoṣṭhaṁ catuṣpatham ,
brāhmaṇaṁ dhārmikaṁ caiva nityaṁ kuryātpradakṣiṇam.
8. śucikāmam anaḍvāham devagoṣṭham catuṣpatham
brāhmaṇam dhārmikam ca eva nityam kuryāt pradakṣiṇam
8. nityam kuryāt pradakṣiṇam śucikāmam anaḍvāham
devagoṣṭham catuṣpatham brāhmaṇam dhārmikam ca eva
8. One should always circumambulate a pure ox, a sacred cattle-shed, a crossroads, and a righteous Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शुचिकामम् (śucikāmam) - pure (pure, desirous of purity, auspicious)
  • अनड्वाहम् (anaḍvāham) - ox (ox, bullock)
  • देवगोष्ठम् (devagoṣṭham) - sacred cattle-shed (sacred cattle-shed, temple, divine assembly place)
  • चतुष्पथम् (catuṣpatham) - crossroads (crossroads, junction of four roads)
  • ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin
  • धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous (righteous, virtuous, observant of dharma)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - even, also (indeed, only, certainly, even)
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, regularly)
  • कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should perform (one should do, one should make, one should perform)
  • प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (pradakṣiṇam) (circumambulation (clockwise), auspicious, right side)

Words meanings and morphology

शुचिकामम् (śucikāmam) - pure (pure, desirous of purity, auspicious)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śucikāma
śucikāma - desirous of purity, pure, auspicious
Compound of śuci (pure) + kāma (desire/desirous)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+kāma)
  • śuci – pure, clean, holy
    adjective (masculine)
  • kāma – desire, wish, love, desirous of
    noun (masculine)
    Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with anaḍvāham.
अनड्वाहम् (anaḍvāham) - ox (ox, bullock)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anaḍvah
anaḍvah - ox, bullock
देवगोष्ठम् (devagoṣṭham) - sacred cattle-shed (sacred cattle-shed, temple, divine assembly place)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devagoṣṭha
devagoṣṭha - cattle-shed for gods, sacred cow-pen, temple, place of divine assembly
Compound of deva (god) + goṣṭha (cow-pen, assembly)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+goṣṭha)
  • deva – god, divine
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div (class 4)
  • goṣṭha – cow-pen, cattle-shed, assembly, collection
    noun (neuter)
चतुष्पथम् (catuṣpatham) - crossroads (crossroads, junction of four roads)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of catuṣpatha
catuṣpatha - crossroads, junction of four roads
Compound of catur (four) + patha (path)
Compound type : dvigu (catur+patha)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • patha – path, road
    noun (masculine)
ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class; related to brahman
Derived from brahman
धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam) - righteous (righteous, virtuous, observant of dharma)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārmika
dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, observant of (dharma), pious, religious
Derived from dharma with -ika suffix
Note: Agreeing with brāhmaṇam.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - even, also (indeed, only, certainly, even)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used for emphasis or to connect ideas.
नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, regularly)
(indeclinable)
Accusative singular of nitya (constant, eternal) used adverbially.
Note: Used adverbially here.
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should perform (one should do, one should make, one should perform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular
From root kṛ, 8th class, optative active.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (pradakṣiṇam) (circumambulation (clockwise), auspicious, right side)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa
pradakṣiṇa - circumambulation (clockwise), auspicious, southern, right-hand
Derived from pra (forward/forth) + dakṣiṇa (right/south)
Note: Here, used as a noun, the object of 'kuryāt'.