महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-52

गिरिप्रपाते गहने चैत्यस्थाने चतुष्पथे ।
दीपदाता भवेन्नित्यं य इच्छेद्भूतिमात्मनः ॥५२॥

52. giriprapāte gahane caityasthāne catuṣpathe ,
dīpadātā bhavennityaṁ ya icchedbhūtimātmanaḥ.

52. giriprapāte gahane caityasthāne catuṣpathe
dīpadātā bhavet nityaṃ yaḥ icchet bhūtim ātmanaḥ

52. yaḥ ātmanaḥ bhūtim icchet giriprapāte gahane
caityasthāne catuṣpathe nityaṃ dīpadātā bhavet

52. Whoever desires their own prosperity (ātman) should regularly offer lamps at a mountain precipice, in a dense wilderness, at a sacred monument, or at a crossroads.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरिप्रपाते (giriprapāte) - in a mountain precipice, at a mountain waterfall

• गहने (gahane) - in a deep place, in a dense forest, in a wilderness

• चैत्यस्थाने (caityasthāne) - at a sacred monument, at a shrine

• चतुष्पथे (catuṣpathe) - at a crossroads, at a place where four roads meet

• दीपदाता (dīpadātā) - lamp-giver

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, becomes

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, may desire

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, wealth, power

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self

Words meanings and morphology

गिरिप्रपाते (giriprapāte) - in a mountain precipice, at a mountain waterfall

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giriprapāta

giriprapāta - mountain precipice, mountain cascade/waterfall

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+prapāta)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ (class 6)
• prapāta – fall, cascade, precipice, abyss
  noun (masculine)
  From root pat with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pat (class 1)

गहने (gahane) - in a deep place, in a dense forest, in a wilderness

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - deep, dense, impenetrable, a thicket, forest

Root: gah (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'dense wilderness' or 'deep place'.

चैत्यस्थाने (caityasthāne) - at a sacred monument, at a shrine

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of caityasthāna

caityasthāna - place of a caitya (sacred monument/shrine)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caitya+sthāna)

• caitya – sacred monument, shrine, sanctuary
  noun (neuter)
  From root ci + tya
  Root: ci (class 5)
• sthāna – place, site, position
  noun (neuter)
  From root sthā + ana
  Root: sthā (class 1)

चतुष्पथे (catuṣpathe) - at a crossroads, at a place where four roads meet

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of catuṣpatha

catuṣpatha - crossroads, intersection of four roads

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+patha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: path (class 1)

दीपदाता (dīpadātā) - lamp-giver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpadātṛ

dīpadātṛ - giver of lamps

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīpa+dātṛ)

• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• dātṛ – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, may desire

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, wealth, power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - being, existence, welfare, prosperity, supernatural power

From root bhū + ti

Root: bhū (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence