महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-18

कन्याकूप उपस्पृश्य बलाकायां कृतोदकः ।
देवेषु कीर्तिं लभते यशसा च विराजते ॥१८॥

18. kanyākūpa upaspṛśya balākāyāṁ kṛtodakaḥ ,
deveṣu kīrtiṁ labhate yaśasā ca virājate.

18. kanyākūpe upaspṛśya balākāyām kṛtodakaḥ
deveṣu kīrtim labhate yaśasā ca virājate

18. A person who, having bathed in Kanyakupa and offered water in Balaka, obtains fame among the gods and shines with glory.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्याकूपे (kanyākūpe) - in the sacred well named Kanyakupa (in Kanyakupa (the virgin's well))

• उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having performed a ritual ablution (having touched, having bathed)

• बलाकायाम् (balākāyām) - in the sacred place/river named Balaka (in Balaka (a river or sacred place), among cranes)

• कृतोदकः (kṛtodakaḥ) - one who has performed the ritual offering of water to ancestors (one who has offered water, one who has performed water oblation)

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, renown

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, gets

• यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame, with glory

• च (ca) - and; also

• विराजते (virājate) - shines, excels, reigns, is splendid

Words meanings and morphology

कन्याकूपे (kanyākūpe) - in the sacred well named Kanyakupa (in Kanyakupa (the virgin's well))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kanyākūpa

kanyākūpa - a virgin's well, a well named after a maiden, a sacred well

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyā+kūpa)

• kanyā – girl, virgin, maiden
  noun (feminine)
• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location for the bathing action.

उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having performed a ritual ablution (having touched, having bathed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'spṛś' (class 6) with upasarga 'upa' and absolutive suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Describes an action completed before the main verb.

बलाकायाम् (balākāyām) - in the sacred place/river named Balaka (in Balaka (a river or sacred place), among cranes)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of balākā

balākā - a crane; a specific sacred river or place

Note: Location for offering water.

कृतोदकः (kṛtodakaḥ) - one who has performed the ritual offering of water to ancestors (one who has offered water, one who has performed water oblation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtodaka

kṛtodaka - one who has offered water, having performed a water oblation (for ancestors)

Past Passive Participle (in a Bahuvrihi compound)

Compound of 'kṛta' (done) and 'udaka' (water). Bahuvrihi compound implying 'one for whom water has been offered'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+udaka)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (class 8) with kta suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Indicates the group among whom fame is obtained.

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, renown, glory, praise

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Object of 'labhate'.

लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, gets

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present Indicative

Root 'labh' (class 1), Ātmanepada, present tense.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: First main verb.

यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame, with glory

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Indicates the means or quality of shining.

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'labhate' and 'virājate'.

विराजते (virājate) - shines, excels, reigns, is splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virāj

Present Indicative

Root 'rāj' (class 1) with upasarga 'vi', Ātmanepada, present tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Second main verb.