महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-96

अङ्गुष्ठस्यान्तराले च ब्राह्मं तीर्थमुदाहृतम् ।
कनिष्ठिकायाः पश्चात्तु देवतीर्थमिहोच्यते ॥९६॥

96. aṅguṣṭhasyāntarāle ca brāhmaṁ tīrthamudāhṛtam ,
kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ paścāttu devatīrthamihocyate.

96. aṅguṣṭhasya antarāle ca brāhmam tīrtham udāhṛtam
kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ paścāt tu devatīrtham iha ucyate

96. aṅguṣṭhasya antarāle ca brāhmam tīrtham udāhṛtam,
tu iha kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ paścāt devatīrtham ucyate

96. The space between the thumb and index finger is declared to be the brāhma tīrtha (sacred zone for brahmins). However, here, the area behind the little finger is called the deva-tīrtha (sacred zone for the gods).

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गुष्ठस्य (aṅguṣṭhasya) - of the thumb (of the thumb, of the big toe)

• अन्तराले (antarāle) - in the space between (the thumb and index finger) (in the interval, in the space between, in the middle)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - related to brahmins (belonging to Brahmā, related to Brahmins, divine)

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred zone (on the hand for ritual water offerings) (sacred place, ford, bathing place, ritual hand position for water offering)

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared (to be) (declared, said, mentioned)

• कनिष्ठिकायाः (kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ) - of the little finger

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind (behind, after, to the west)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• देवतीर्थम् (devatīrtham) - the deva-tīrtha (sacred zone for the gods) (sacred place for gods, deva-tīrtha)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context) (here, in this world, in this case)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गुष्ठस्य (aṅguṣṭhasya) - of the thumb (of the thumb, of the big toe)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aṅguṣṭha

aṅguṣṭha - thumb, big toe

अन्तराले (antarāle) - in the space between (the thumb and index finger) (in the interval, in the space between, in the middle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarāla

antarāla - interval, intermediate space, middle

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - related to brahmins (belonging to Brahmā, related to Brahmins, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahmā or Brahman, divine, sacred, priestly

derived from brahman

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred zone (on the hand for ritual water offerings) (sacred place, ford, bathing place, ritual hand position for water offering)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred place, ford, bathing place, guide, ritual hand position for water offering

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared (to be) (declared, said, mentioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, spoken, exemplary

past passive participle

formed from root hṛ with prefixes ud and ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with tīrtham, predicate to 'is'

कनिष्ठिकायाः (kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ) - of the little finger

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kaniṣṭhikā

kaniṣṭhikā - little finger, youngest sister

feminine form of kaniṣṭha

पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind (behind, after, to the west)

(indeclinable)

Note: functions as a postposition with genitive kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

देवतीर्थम् (devatīrtham) - the deva-tīrtha (sacred zone for the gods) (sacred place for gods, deva-tīrtha)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of devatīrtha

devatīrtha - sacred place for gods

compound of deva and tīrtha

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+tīrtha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – sacred place, ford, ritual hand position
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here (in this context) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

present passive

3rd person singular passive present tense of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)