महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-331, verse-7
सर्वाश्रमाभिगमनं सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् ।
न तथा फलदं चापि नारायणकथा यथा ॥७॥
न तथा फलदं चापि नारायणकथा यथा ॥७॥
7. sarvāśramābhigamanaṁ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam ,
na tathā phaladaṁ cāpi nārāyaṇakathā yathā.
na tathā phaladaṁ cāpi nārāyaṇakathā yathā.
7.
sarva-āśrama-abhigamanam sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam
na tathā phaladam ca api nārāyaṇa-kathā yathā
na tathā phaladam ca api nārāyaṇa-kathā yathā
7.
sarva-āśrama-abhigamanam sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam
ca api tathā phaladam na yathā nārāyaṇa-kathā
ca api tathā phaladam na yathā nārāyaṇa-kathā
7.
Neither going to all stages of life (āśramas) nor bathing in all holy places (tīrthas) yields as much fruit as the stories of Nārāyaṇa.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्व-आश्रम-अभिगमनम् (sarva-āśrama-abhigamanam) - going to all āśramas, visiting all stages of life
- सर्व-तीर्थ-अवगाहनम् (sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam) - bathing in all holy places (tīrthas)
- न (na) - not
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner
- फलदम् (phaladam) - fruitful, reward-giving, yielding results
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- नारायण-कथा (nārāyaṇa-kathā) - story of Nārāyaṇa
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
Words meanings and morphology
सर्व-आश्रम-अभिगमनम् (sarva-āśrama-abhigamanam) - going to all āśramas, visiting all stages of life
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvāśramābhigamana
sarvāśramābhigamana - visiting all stages of life (āśrama), going to all hermitages
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+āśrama+abhigamana)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (neuter) - āśrama – hermitage, stage of life, spiritual retreat (āśrama)
noun (masculine) - abhigamana – going to, approaching, visiting
noun (neuter)
from root gam with prefix abhi-
Prefix: abhi
Root: gam (class 1)
सर्व-तीर्थ-अवगाहनम् (sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam) - bathing in all holy places (tīrthas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvatīrthāvagāhana
sarvatīrthāvagāhana - bathing in all holy places
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+tīrtha+avagāhana)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (neuter) - tīrtha – ford, holy place, sacred bathing place (tīrtha)
noun (neuter) - avagāhana – bathing, diving into
noun (neuter)
from root gāh with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: gāh (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner
(indeclinable)
फलदम् (phaladam) - fruitful, reward-giving, yielding results
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phalada
phalada - fruitful, yielding fruit/results, productive
Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+da)
- phala – fruit, result, reward
noun (neuter) - da – giving, bestowing
adjective (neuter)
from root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
नारायण-कथा (nārāyaṇa-kathā) - story of Nārāyaṇa
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nārāyaṇakathā
nārāyaṇakathā - story of Nārāyaṇa, tale of Vishnu
Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāyaṇa+kathā)
- nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu)
proper noun (masculine) - kathā – story, tale, discourse
noun (feminine)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)