महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-24

शिलवृत्तिरुवाच ।
के देशाः के जनपदाः केऽऽश्रमाः के च पर्वताः ।
प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काश्च ज्ञेया नद्यस्तदुच्यताम् ॥२४॥

24. śilavṛttiruvāca ,
ke deśāḥ ke janapadāḥ ke''śramāḥ ke ca parvatāḥ ,
prakṛṣṭāḥ puṇyataḥ kāśca jñeyā nadyastaducyatām.

24. śilavṛttiḥ uvāca ke deśāḥ ke janapadāḥ ke āśramāḥ ke ca
parvatāḥ prakṛṣṭāḥ puṇyataḥ kāḥ ca jñeyāḥ nadyaḥ tat ucyatām

24. śilavṛttiḥ uvāca puṇyataḥ prakṛṣṭāḥ ke deśāḥ ke janapadāḥ
ke āśramāḥ ke ca parvatāḥ ca kāḥ nadyaḥ jñeyāḥ tat ucyatām

24. Śilavṛtti said: 'Which regions, which countries, which hermitages (āśramas), and which mountains are considered pre-eminent due to their sacredness? And which rivers should be known? Please tell me that.'

Words meanings summery:

• शिलवृत्तिः (śilavṛttiḥ) - The sage Śilavṛtti (Śilavṛtti)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• के (ke) - which (which, who)

• देशाः (deśāḥ) - regions (countries, regions, places)

• के (ke) - which (which, who)

• जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - countries (inhabited countries, districts, communities)

• के (ke) - which (which, who)

• आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - hermitages (āśramas) (hermitages, spiritual retreats (āśramas))

• के (ke) - which (which, who)

• च (ca) - and

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains (mountains, hills)

• प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - pre-eminent (excellent, pre-eminent, superior)

• पुण्यतः (puṇyataḥ) - due to their sacredness (by merit, by virtue, by sacredness)

• काः (kāḥ) - which (which, who)

• च (ca) - and

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known (to be known, knowable, worthy of being known)

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

• तत् (tat) - that (all these things) (that)

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - please tell (let it be said, please tell)

Words meanings and morphology

शिलवृत्तिः (śilavṛttiḥ) - The sage Śilavṛtti (Śilavṛtti)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śilavṛtti

śilavṛtti - the practice of gleaning; name of a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śila+vṛtti)

• śila – gleaning; grain left in the field
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtti – livelihood, practice, mode of life
  noun (feminine)
  from vṛt (to be, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

के (ke) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying 'deśāḥ', 'janapadāḥ', 'āśramāḥ', 'parvatāḥ'.

देशाः (deśāḥ) - regions (countries, regions, places)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - country, region, place

के (ke) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying 'janapadāḥ'.

जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - countries (inhabited countries, districts, communities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of janapada

janapada - inhabited country, district, community

के (ke) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying 'āśramāḥ'.

आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - hermitages (āśramas) (hermitages, spiritual retreats (āśramas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat; stage of life

from ā-śram (to exert oneself, rest)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Refers to spiritual dwelling places.

के (ke) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying 'parvatāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains (mountains, hills)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

प्रकृष्टाः (prakṛṣṭāḥ) - pre-eminent (excellent, pre-eminent, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - excellent, distinguished, pre-eminent, superior

Past Passive Participle

from pra-kṛṣ (to pull forward, excel)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'deśāḥ', 'janapadāḥ', 'āśramāḥ', 'parvatāḥ'.

पुण्यतः (puṇyataḥ) - due to their sacredness (by merit, by virtue, by sacredness)

(indeclinable)

from puṇya (merit, virtue) with -tas suffix

काः (kāḥ) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying 'nadyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known (to be known, knowable, worthy of being known)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible

Gerundive

from jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'nadyaḥ'.

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

तत् (tat) - that (all these things) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the whole list of items to be described.

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - please tell (let it be said, please tell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

Imperative, Passive Voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Expresses a request.

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