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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-31

वैतरण्यां च यद्दुःखं पतितानां यमक्षये ।
योनीषु च विचित्रासु संसारानशुभांस्तथा ॥३१॥
31. vaitaraṇyāṁ ca yadduḥkhaṁ patitānāṁ yamakṣaye ,
yonīṣu ca vicitrāsu saṁsārānaśubhāṁstathā.
31. vaitaraṇyām ca yat duḥkham patitānām yama-kṣaye
yonīṣu ca vicitrāsu saṃsārān aśubhān tathā
31. ca yat duḥkham vaitaraṇyām yama-kṣaye patitānām
ca vicitrāsu yonīṣu tathā aśubhān saṃsārān
31. And the suffering endured by those who fall into the Vaitaraṇī river within the abode of Yama, as well as the inauspicious cycles of transmigration (saṃsāra) through various births...

Words meanings summery:

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  • वैतरण्याम् (vaitaraṇyām) - in the Vaitaraṇī river (in the Vaitaraṇī (river))
  • (ca) - and
  • यत् (yat) - that (suffering) (which, what (neuter nominative/accusative singular))
  • दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering (suffering, pain, misery)
  • पतितानाम् (patitānām) - of those who fall (of those who have fallen)
  • यम-क्षये (yama-kṣaye) - within the abode of Yama (in Yama's abode)
  • योनीषु (yonīṣu) - through various births (in wombs, in births, in origins)
  • (ca) - and
  • विचित्रासु (vicitrāsu) - through various (births) (in various, in manifold, in diverse)
  • संसारान् (saṁsārān) - inauspicious cycles of transmigration (saṃsāra) (cycles of transmigration, worldly existences)
  • अशुभान् (aśubhān) - inauspicious (cycles) (inauspicious, unlucky)
  • तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, likewise, and)

Words meanings and morphology

वैतरण्याम् (vaitaraṇyām) - in the Vaitaraṇī river (in the Vaitaraṇī (river))
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of vaitaraṇī
vaitaraṇī - the mythical river of hell, the Styx of the Hindus
Derived from vitaraṇa (crossing over).
Note: Refers to a specific river.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - that (suffering) (which, what (neuter nominative/accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Relative pronoun referring to duḥkham.
दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering (suffering, pain, misery)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
पतितानाम् (patitānām) - of those who fall (of those who have fallen)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of patita
patita - fallen, descended, outcast
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root pat (to fall).
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Refers to sentient beings who have fallen into hell.
यम-क्षये (yama-kṣaye) - within the abode of Yama (in Yama's abode)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yama-kṣaya
yama-kṣaya - Yama's abode, Yama's dwelling
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+kṣaya)
  • yama – Yama (god of death), restraint, control
    proper noun (masculine)
  • kṣaya – abode, dwelling, destruction, loss
    noun (masculine)
    From root kṣi (to dwell, to destroy).
    Root: kṣi (class 1)
योनीषु (yonīṣu) - through various births (in wombs, in births, in origins)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of yoni
yoni - womb, place of birth, origin, source, race, species
Note: Refers to different types of births or species.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विचित्रासु (vicitrāsu) - through various (births) (in various, in manifold, in diverse)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, plural of vicitrā
vicitra - various, diverse, manifold, variegated, wonderful
Prefix: vi
Root: citra
Note: Agrees with yonīṣu.
संसारान् (saṁsārān) - inauspicious cycles of transmigration (saṃsāra) (cycles of transmigration, worldly existences)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃsāra
saṁsāra - cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
From saṃ-sṛ (to move together, flow together).
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the experiences in these cycles.
अशुभान् (aśubhān) - inauspicious (cycles) (inauspicious, unlucky)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśubha
aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad
Negative compound with a- and śubha.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • śubha – auspicious, good, fortunate
    adjective
Note: Agrees with saṃsārān.
तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, likewise, and)
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as a connective "and" or "as well as".