महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-24

महापुर उपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।
त्रसानां स्थावराणां च द्विपदानां भयं त्यजेत् ॥२४॥

24. mahāpura upaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ ,
trasānāṁ sthāvarāṇāṁ ca dvipadānāṁ bhayaṁ tyajet.

24. mahāpura upaspṛśya tri-rātra-upoṣitaḥ naraḥ
trasānām sthāvarāṇām ca dvi-padānām bhayam tyajet

24. naraḥ mahāpura upaspṛśya tri-rātra-upoṣitaḥ
trasānām sthāvarāṇām ca dvi-padānām bhayam tyajet

24. A man who bathes in Mahāpura and fasts for three nights will abandon fear of all mobile, immobile, and two-footed beings.

Words meanings summery:

• महापुर (mahāpura) - at the sacred place (tīrtha) called Mahāpura (a great city, the place named Mahāpura)

• उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched (water), having bathed

• त्रि-रात्र-उपोषितः (tri-rātra-upoṣitaḥ) - having fasted for three nights, one who has fasted for three nights

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• त्रसानाम् (trasānām) - of mobile beings, of moving creatures

• स्थावराणाम् (sthāvarāṇām) - of immobile beings, of stationary creatures (e.g., plants)

• च (ca) - and

• द्वि-पदानाम् (dvi-padānām) - of bipeds, of two-footed beings

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon, should give up

Words meanings and morphology

महापुर (mahāpura) - at the sacred place (tīrtha) called Mahāpura (a great city, the place named Mahāpura)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāpura

mahāpura - a great city, a specific holy city (place name)

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pura)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched (water), having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From upasarga `upa` + root √spṛś (class 6, P) + lyap pratyaya.

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

त्रि-रात्र-उपोषितः (tri-rātra-upoṣitaḥ) - having fasted for three nights, one who has fasted for three nights

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trirātropapoṣita

trirātropapoṣita - one who has fasted for three nights

Past Passive Participle compounded

Compound of `tri-rātra` (three nights) and `upoṣita` (one who has fasted).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+rātra+upoṣita)

• tri – three
  numeral
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)
• upoṣita – fasted, one who has fasted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From upasarga `upa` + root √vas (to dwell, to fast) + kta pratyaya.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `naraḥ`.

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

त्रसानाम् (trasānām) - of mobile beings, of moving creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of trasa

trasa - mobile, moving, fearful, trembling

Derived from √tras (to tremble, to move).

From √tras + a (kartari).

Root: tras (class 1)

Note: Part of a list of beings one abandons fear of.

स्थावराणाम् (sthāvarāṇām) - of immobile beings, of stationary creatures (e.g., plants)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sthāvara

sthāvara - immobile, stationary, fixed (e.g., plants, mountains)

Derived from √sthā (to stand) + vara.

From √sthā + kara/vara.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of a list of beings one abandons fear of.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

द्वि-पदानाम् (dvi-padānām) - of bipeds, of two-footed beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvipada

dvipada - two-footed, biped (e.g., humans, birds)

Compound of dvi (two) and pada (foot).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+pada)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, quarter
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Part of a list of beings one abandons fear of.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

From √bhī (to fear) + a (kartari/bhāve).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of `tyajet`.

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should abandon, should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of tyaj

Optative mood, active voice.

From root √tyaj, class 1, P.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: The main verb describing the result for `naraḥ`.