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13,26

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-19

देशकाल उपस्पृश्य तथा सुन्दरिकाह्रदे ।
अश्विभ्यां रूपवर्चस्यं प्रेत्य वै लभते नरः ॥१९॥
19. deśakāla upaspṛśya tathā sundarikāhrade ,
aśvibhyāṁ rūpavarcasyaṁ pretya vai labhate naraḥ.
19. deśakāle upaspr̥śya tathā sundarikāhrade
aśvibhyām rūpavarccasyaṁ pretya vai labhate naraḥ
19. naraḥ deśakāle sundarikāhrade tathā upaspr̥śya
aśvibhyām rūpavarccasyaṁ vai pretya labhate
19. A person who performs ablutions at the appropriate time and place, and also in the Sundarikā lake, certainly obtains beauty and radiance from the Aśvins after death.

Words meanings summery:

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  • देशकाले (deśakāle) - at the appropriate time and place (for a ritual bath) (at the time and place, in the right place and time)
  • उपस्प्र्̥श्य (upaspr̥śya) - having performed sacred ablutions (having touched, having bathed, having performed ablution)
  • तथा (tathā) - and also (so, thus, and, also, similarly)
  • सुन्दरिकाह्रदे (sundarikāhrade) - in the sacred Sundarikā lake (in the Sundarikā lake)
  • अश्विभ्याम् (aśvibhyām) - from the Aśvins (the divine twins) (by the Aśvins, from the Aśvins, for the Aśvins)
  • रूपवर्च्चस्यं (rūpavarccasyaṁ) - physical beauty and vital radiance (beauty and radiance, luster of form)
  • प्रेत्य (pretya) - after departing from this earthly life (having died, after death)
  • वै (vai) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, verily, just)
  • लभते (labhate) - acquires, gains (obtains, receives, gets, acquires)
  • नरः (naraḥ) - any individual person (man, person, human being)

Words meanings and morphology

देशकाले (deśakāle) - at the appropriate time and place (for a ritual bath) (at the time and place, in the right place and time)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deśakāla
deśakāla - place and time, suitable time and place
Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)
  • deśa – place, region, country
    noun (masculine)
  • kāla – time, period, proper time
    noun (masculine)
Note: Locative singular, implying 'at the appropriate time and place'.
उपस्प्र्̥श्य (upaspr̥śya) - having performed sacred ablutions (having touched, having bathed, having performed ablution)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from the root 'spr̥ś' (to touch, cleanse) with the prefix 'upa-'.
Prefix: upa
Root: spr̥ś (class 6)
तथा (tathā) - and also (so, thus, and, also, similarly)
(indeclinable)
सुन्दरिकाह्रदे (sundarikāhrade) - in the sacred Sundarikā lake (in the Sundarikā lake)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sundarikāhrada
sundarikāhrada - Sundarikā lake (name of a specific lake)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sundarikā+hrada)
  • sundarikā – a proper name (feminine), beautiful woman
    proper noun (feminine)
  • hrada – lake, pond, deep pool
    noun (masculine)
अश्विभ्याम् (aśvibhyām) - from the Aśvins (the divine twins) (by the Aśvins, from the Aśvins, for the Aśvins)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of aśvin
aśvin - the Aśvins (divine twin deities associated with dawn, medicine, and horses)
Note: The dual form can signify instrumental, dative, or ablative. Here, it conveys 'from' or 'by means of'.
रूपवर्च्चस्यं (rūpavarccasyaṁ) - physical beauty and vital radiance (beauty and radiance, luster of form)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpavarccasya
rūpavarccasya - beauty and splendor, luster of form
Derived from 'rūpavarccas' (beauty and radiance) with a possessive or qualitative suffix '-ya'.
Compound type : dvandva (rūpa+varcas)
  • rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
    noun (neuter)
  • varcas – radiance, luster, vigor, spiritual energy
    noun (neuter)
Note: The 'ṁ' indicates anusvāra, representing the accusative singular neuter ending.
प्रेत्य (pretya) - after departing from this earthly life (having died, after death)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'pra-'.
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
वै (vai) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, verily, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
लभते (labhate) - acquires, gains (obtains, receives, gets, acquires)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
present tense
Root 'labh' (to obtain), 3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada).
Root: labh (class 1)
नरः (naraḥ) - any individual person (man, person, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person