महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-37

विभूषितं पुण्यपवित्रतोयया सदा च जुष्टं नृप जह्नुकन्यया ।
महात्मभिर्धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठैर्महर्षिभिर्भूषितमग्निकल्पैः ॥३७॥

37. vibhūṣitaṁ puṇyapavitratoyayā; sadā ca juṣṭaṁ nṛpa jahnukanyayā ,
mahātmabhirdharmabhṛtāṁ variṣṭhai;rmaharṣibhirbhūṣitamagnikalpaiḥ.

37. vibhūṣitam puṇyapavitratoyayā sadā
ca juṣṭam nṛpa jahnukanyayā
mahātmabhiḥ dharmabhṛtām variṣṭhaiḥ
maharṣibhiḥ bhūṣitam agnikalpaiḥ

37. O King, it was adorned and always frequented by the daughter of Jahnu (the river Gangā), whose waters are sacred and pure. It was also graced by great souls, by the foremost among the upholders of natural law (dharma), and by great sages who shone like fire.

Words meanings summery:

• विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• पुण्यपवित्रतोयया (puṇyapavitratoyayā) - by (her) whose water is sacred and pure

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• च (ca) - and

• जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - frequented, resorted to, served, pleased with

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• जह्नुकन्यया (jahnukanyayā) - by Jahnu's daughter (the river Ganga)

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by noble persons

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among the upholders of (dharma), among those who bear (dharma)

• वरिष्ठैः (variṣṭhaiḥ) - by the most excellent, by the best

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages

• भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• अग्निकल्पैः (agnikalpaiḥ) - resembling fire, like fire

Words meanings and morphology

विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vibhūṣita

vibhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From root bhūṣ- ('to adorn, decorate') with prefix vi-

Compound type : Pradi-tatpuruṣa (vi+bhūṣita)

• vi – apart, asunder, intensely, variously
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhūṣ- ('to adorn, decorate')
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as an adjective, agreeing with the implicit subject of the verse.

पुण्यपवित्रतोयया (puṇyapavitratoyayā) - by (her) whose water is sacred and pure

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of puṇyapavitratoyā

puṇyapavitratoyā - having sacred and pure water

Bahuvrihi compound: puṇyam ca tat pavitram ca tat toyam yasyaḥ sā

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (puṇya+pavitra+toya)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy
  adjective (neuter)
• pavitra – pure, holy, sacred, purifying
  adjective (neuter)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
  From root tu- ('to grow, be strong')
  Root: tu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with jahnukanyayā.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - frequented, resorted to, served, pleased with

(adjective)

neuter, singular of juṣṭa

juṣṭa - frequented, resorted to, served, pleased, agreeable, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root juṣ- ('to be pleased, to frequent')

Root: juṣ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as an adjective, agreeing with the implicit subject of the verse.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā- ('to protect')
  Root: pā (class 2)

जह्नुकन्यया (jahnukanyayā) - by Jahnu's daughter (the river Ganga)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jahnukanyā

jahnukanyā - Jahnu's daughter, i.e., the river Gangā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jahnu+kanyā)

• jahnu – name of a sage who drank up the Ganga and then released her through his ear
  proper noun (masculine)
• kanyā – daughter, girl, maiden
  noun (feminine)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by noble persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person

Compound: mahat + ātman

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among the upholders of (dharma), among those who bear (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of (dharma), supporter of justice/duty

Compound: dharma + bhṛt (from root bhṛ- 'to bear')

Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting, upholding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root bhṛ
  Suffix -kvip from root bhṛ- ('to bear, support')
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Used with variṣṭhaiḥ as 'foremost among'.

वरिष्ठैः (variṣṭhaiḥ) - by the most excellent, by the best

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - most excellent, best, pre-eminent

Superlative degree of vara ('excellent') or vṛ- ('to choose')

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with mahātmabhiḥ and maharṣibhiḥ, indicating these are the best.

महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, holy seer

Compound: mahā + ṛṣi

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhūṣita

bhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From root bhūṣ- ('to adorn, decorate')

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as an adjective, agreeing with the implicit subject of the verse.

अग्निकल्पैः (agnikalpaiḥ) - resembling fire, like fire

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agnikalpa

agnikalpa - resembling fire, like fire (in brilliance, purity, austerity)

Compound: agni + kalpa ('like, resembling')

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (agni+kalpa)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar to (at end of compound)
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with maharṣibhiḥ.