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13,26

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-34

गङ्गायमुनयोस्तीर्थे तथा कालंजरे गिरौ ।
षष्टिह्रद उपस्पृश्य दानं नान्यद्विशिष्यते ॥३४॥
34. gaṅgāyamunayostīrthe tathā kālaṁjare girau ,
ṣaṣṭihrada upaspṛśya dānaṁ nānyadviśiṣyate.
34. gaṅgāyamunayoḥ tīrthe tathā kālaṃjare girau
ṣaṣṭihrada upaspṛśya dānam na anyat viśiṣyate
34. Having performed ritual ablutions at the sacred confluence (tīrtha) of the Ganga and Yamuna, and similarly on Mount Kalanjara, and at the sixty pools, no other act of charity (dāna) is superior.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गङ्गायमुनयोः (gaṅgāyamunayoḥ) - of Ganga and Yamuna
  • तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the sacred confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna (at the sacred bathing place/ford)
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, and
  • कालंजरे (kālaṁjare) - on Kalanjara mountain (in Kalanjara)
  • गिरौ (girau) - on the Kalanjara mountain (on the mountain)
  • षष्टिह्रद (ṣaṣṭihrada) - at the sixty pools (implied locative) (sixty pools, a pool named Ṣaṣṭihrada)
  • उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched, having performed ritual ablutions
  • दानम् (dānam) - gift, donation, charity
  • (na) - not, no
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
  • विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels, is distinguished, is superior

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गायमुनयोः (gaṅgāyamunayoḥ) - of Ganga and Yamuna
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, dual of gaṅgāyamunā
gaṅgāyamunā - Ganga and Yamuna (two sacred rivers)
Compound type : dvandva (gaṅgā+yamunā)
  • gaṅgā – River Ganga (Ganges)
    proper noun (feminine)
  • yamunā – River Yamuna
    proper noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the confluence of these two rivers.
तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the sacred confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna (at the sacred bathing place/ford)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha
tīrtha - sacred bathing place, ford, holy shrine, especially a river confluence
Note: In this context, it refers to the confluence of the two rivers.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, and
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as a connective.
कालंजरे (kālaṁjare) - on Kalanjara mountain (in Kalanjara)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kālaṃjara
kālaṁjara - Kalanjara (name of a sacred mountain)
Note: Qualifies "girau".
गिरौ (girau) - on the Kalanjara mountain (on the mountain)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain, hill
षष्टिह्रद (ṣaṣṭihrada) - at the sixty pools (implied locative) (sixty pools, a pool named Ṣaṣṭihrada)
(noun)
masculine, plural of ṣaṣṭihrada
ṣaṣṭihrada - sixty pools; or a specific pool known as Ṣaṣṭihrada
Compound type : dvigu/tatpurusha (ṣaṣṭi+hrada)
  • ṣaṣṭi – sixty
    numeral (feminine)
  • hrada – pool, deep lake, reservoir
    noun (masculine)
Note: Appears as a nominative form, but functions semantically as a locative due to `upaspṛśya`. Could refer to sixty individual pools or a singular pool named 'Ṣaṣṭihrada'. Assuming 'sixty pools' in the translation.
उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched, having performed ritual ablutions
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root spṛś with upasarga upa, forming an absolutive suffix -ya.
Prefix: upa
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Indeclinable participle (absolutive).
दानम् (dānam) - gift, donation, charity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - gift, donation, charity, act of giving
Root: dā (class 1)
Note: Subject of "viśiṣyate".
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Qualifies "dānam".
विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels, is distinguished, is superior
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ
From root 'śiṣ' (to leave, distinguish) with upasarga 'vi' (indicating separation, distinction). Passive form.
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: The suffix -ya- indicates passive voice.