महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-28

सर्वाणि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैः कृत्यानि देहिनाम् ।
गां त्यक्त्वा मानवा विप्र दिवि तिष्ठन्ति तेऽचलाः ॥२८॥

28. sarvāṇi yeṣāṁ gāṅgeyaistoyaiḥ kṛtyāni dehinām ,
gāṁ tyaktvā mānavā vipra divi tiṣṭhanti te'calāḥ.

28. sarvāṇi yeṣām gāṅgeyaiḥ toyaiḥ kṛtyāni dehinām
gām tyaktvā mānavāḥ vipra divi tiṣṭhanti te acalāḥ

28. vipra yeṣām dehinām sarvāṇi kṛtyāni gāṅgeyaiḥ
toyaiḥ te mānavāḥ gām tyaktvā divi acalāḥ tiṣṭhanti

28. O Brahmin, those embodied beings for whom all sacred rites (kṛtya) are performed with the waters of the Ganga, having abandoned the earth, remain steadfast in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all sacred rites (all, all of them)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those embodied beings (of whom, whose)

• गाङ्गेयैः (gāṅgeyaiḥ) - by the waters of the Ganga (by those related to Ganga, by Ganga-waters)

• तोयैः (toyaiḥ) - by waters

• कृत्यानि (kṛtyāni) - all sacred rites or purificatory acts performed (duties, actions, rites (to be done))

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures

• गाम् (gām) - the earth (as in leaving the mortal plane) (the earth, the cow)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having left the earthly realm (having abandoned, having left)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

• विप्र (vipra) - addressed to a Brahmin (O Brahmin)

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they reside or dwell in heaven (they stand, they remain, they dwell)

• ते (te) - those humans (they, those)

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unwavering or permanently established (in heaven) (unmoving, steadfast, immortal)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all sacred rites (all, all of them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those embodied beings (of whom, whose)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

गाङ्गेयैः (gāṅgeyaiḥ) - by the waters of the Ganga (by those related to Ganga, by Ganga-waters)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - relating to Ganga, descendant of Ganga

Derived from 'gaṅgā'

तोयैः (toyaiḥ) - by waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of toya

toya - water

Root: tu (class 1)

कृत्यानि (kṛtyāni) - all sacred rites or purificatory acts performed (duties, actions, rites (to be done))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, duty, action, deed, rite

Gerundive

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya-pratyaya) of root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied being, soul, living creature

Derived from 'deha' (body)

गाम् (gām) - the earth (as in leaving the mortal plane) (the earth, the cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

Root: gam (class 1)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having left the earthly realm (having abandoned, having left)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund (absolutive) formed from root 'tyaj' (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

Derived from 'manu'

Root: man (class 4)

विप्र (vipra) - addressed to a Brahmin (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise

Root: vip

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Root: div (class 4)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they reside or dwell in heaven (they stand, they remain, they dwell)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sthā

Present tense 3rd person plural active

Root: sthā (class 1)

ते (te) - those humans (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unwavering or permanently established (in heaven) (unmoving, steadfast, immortal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, firm, steady, mountain (as a noun)

Negation of 'cala' (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cala – moving, trembling, wavering
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

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