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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-51

प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वीत परिज्ञातान्वनस्पतीन् ।
चतुष्पथान्प्रकुर्वीत सर्वानेव प्रदक्षिणान् ॥५१॥
51. pradakṣiṇaṁ ca kurvīta parijñātānvanaspatīn ,
catuṣpathānprakurvīta sarvāneva pradakṣiṇān.
51. pradakṣiṇam ca kurvīta parijñātān vanaspatīn
catuṣpathān prakurvīta sarvān eva pradakṣiṇān
51. parijñātān vanaspatīn pradakṣiṇam ca kurvīta
sarvān eva catuṣpathān pradakṣiṇān prakurvīta
51. One should perform clockwise circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa) around well-known trees. And one should always treat all crossroads with clockwise circumambulation.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise circumambulation (clockwise circumambulation; right side; auspicious)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should perform (one should do, one should make)
  • परिज्ञातान् (parijñātān) - well-known or sacred (well-known, recognized, famous)
  • वनस्पतीन् (vanaspatīn) - sacred or important trees (trees, lords of the forest)
  • चतुष्पथान् (catuṣpathān) - crossroads, squares
  • प्रकुर्वीत (prakurvīta) - one should treat (with circumambulation) (one should make, one should perform thoroughly)
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every
  • एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, also
  • प्रदक्षिणान् (pradakṣiṇān) - with clockwise circumambulation (clockwise, auspicious)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise circumambulation (clockwise circumambulation; right side; auspicious)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pra+dakṣiṇa)
  • pra – forward, onward, forth, very
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • dakṣiṇa – right, southern; able, skillful
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Acts as an adverb modifying 'kurvīta'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should perform (one should do, one should make)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
Optative Mood, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Singular
Root kṛ, Class 8, Optative mood
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) suggests the action is for one's own benefit.
परिज्ञातान् (parijñātān) - well-known or sacred (well-known, recognized, famous)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of parijñāta
parijñāta - well-known, recognized, understood, famous
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix pari
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pari+jñāta)
  • pari – around, fully, completely
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • jñāta – known, understood
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'vanaspatīn'.
वनस्पतीन् (vanaspatīn) - sacred or important trees (trees, lords of the forest)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vanaspati
vanaspati - tree, large tree, lord of the forest
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+pati)
  • vana – forest, wood, grove, water
    noun (neuter)
  • pati – master, lord, husband
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'kurvīta'.
चतुष्पथान् (catuṣpathān) - crossroads, squares
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of catuṣpatha
catuṣpatha - crossroad, where four roads meet, square
Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (catur+patha)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • patha – path, road
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'prakurvīta'.
प्रकुर्वीत (prakurvīta) - one should treat (with circumambulation) (one should make, one should perform thoroughly)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
Optative Mood, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Singular
Root kṛ, Class 8, with prefix pra, Optative mood
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Prefix 'pra' adds intensity or completion.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Agrees with 'catuṣpathān'.
एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, also
(indeclinable)
प्रदक्षिणान् (pradakṣiṇān) - with clockwise circumambulation (clockwise, auspicious)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pradakṣiṇa
pradakṣiṇa - right side; clockwise; auspicious; reverence
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pra+dakṣiṇa)
  • pra – forward, onward, forth, very
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • dakṣiṇa – right, southern; able, skillful
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'catuṣpathān' and is the result of the action of 'prakurvīta'.