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12,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-19, verse-14

दक्षिणेन तु पन्थानं यं भास्वन्तं प्रपश्यसि ।
एते क्रियावतां लोका ये श्मशानानि भेजिरे ॥१४॥
14. dakṣiṇena tu panthānaṁ yaṁ bhāsvantaṁ prapaśyasi ,
ete kriyāvatāṁ lokā ye śmaśānāni bhejire.
14. dakṣiṇena tu panthānam yam bhāsvantam prapaśyasi
ete kriyāvatām lokāḥ ye śmaśānāni bhejire
14. yam dakṣiṇena bhāsvantam panthānam tu prapaśyasi
ete kriyāvatām lokāḥ ye śmaśānāni bhejire
14. The shining path that you see in the south—these are the realms of those who perform actions (karma), who have resorted to cremation grounds (i.e., completed their earthly existence).

Words meanings summery:

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  • दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - in the southern direction (by the south; from the south; to the south; in the south)
  • तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand
  • पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; road; way
  • यम् (yam) - which; whom; that
  • भास्वन्तम् (bhāsvantam) - shining; radiant; brilliant
  • प्रपश्यसि (prapaśyasi) - you see; you perceive; you behold
  • एते (ete) - these
  • क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of those who engage in rituals or good deeds (of those who perform actions; of the active ones)
  • लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; realms; regions
  • ये (ye) - who; which
  • श्मशानानि (śmaśānāni) - cremation grounds
  • भेजिरे (bhejire) - they attained (the cremation grounds, i.e., completed their life cycle) (they resorted to; they attained; they served)

Words meanings and morphology

दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - in the southern direction (by the south; from the south; to the south; in the south)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - southern; right (hand/side); skilled; straightforward
तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand
(indeclinable)
पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; road; way
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of panthan
panthan - path; road; way
यम् (yam) - which; whom; that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which; what; who; that
भास्वन्तम् (bhāsvantam) - shining; radiant; brilliant
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsvat
bhāsvat - shining; radiant; brilliant; luminous
Derived from root bhās (to shine) with the primary suffix -vat (possessing)
Root: bhās (class 1)
प्रपश्यसि (prapaśyasi) - you see; you perceive; you behold
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pra-paś
present stem of dṛś (to see)
Present stem of the root dṛś, with reduplication and nasalization (paśya-)
Prefix: pra
Root: dṛś (class 1)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this; these
क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of those who engage in rituals or good deeds (of those who perform actions; of the active ones)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kriyāvat
kriyāvat - active; performing actions; possessing action
Derived from kriyā (action) with the suffix -vat (possessing)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+vat)
  • kriyā – action; performance; ritual; deed
    noun (feminine)
    From root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • vat – possessing; having; like
    suffix
    Possessive suffix
लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; realms; regions
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world; realm; people; region
ये (ye) - who; which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which; what; who; that
श्मशानानि (śmaśānāni) - cremation grounds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śmaśāna
śmaśāna - cremation ground; graveyard
भेजिरे (bhejire) - they attained (the cremation grounds, i.e., completed their life cycle) (they resorted to; they attained; they served)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of bhaj
Root: bhaj (class 1)