महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-30

स्नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाङ्गेयैः प्रयतात्मनाम् ।
व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि ॥३०॥

30. snātānāṁ śucibhistoyairgāṅgeyaiḥ prayatātmanām ,
vyuṣṭirbhavati yā puṁsāṁ na sā kratuśatairapi.

30. snātānām śucibhiḥ toyaiḥ gāṅgeyaiḥ prayatātmanām
vyuṣṭiḥ bhavati yā puṃsām na sā kratuśataiḥ api

30. yā vyuṣṭiḥ snātānām śucibhiḥ gāṅgeyaiḥ toyaiḥ
prayatātmanām puṃsām bhavati sā kratuśataiḥ api na bhavati

30. The benefit that accrues to men who have bathed in the pure Gaṅgā waters with disciplined minds (ātman), that cannot be achieved even by hundreds of Vedic rituals (kratu).

Words meanings summery:

• स्नातानाम् (snātānām) - of those who have bathed

• शुचिभिः (śucibhiḥ) - by pure, by clean

• तोयैः (toyaiḥ) - by waters

• गाङ्गेयैः (gāṅgeyaiḥ) - by those related to the Ganges, by Gangetic

• प्रयतात्मनाम् (prayatātmanām) - of those with controlled selves/minds

• व्युष्टिः (vyuṣṭiḥ) - benefit, fruit, reward, dawn

• भवति (bhavati) - is, occurs, becomes

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men

• न (na) - not

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• क्रतुशतैः (kratuśataiḥ) - by hundreds of Vedic rituals

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

स्नातानाम् (snātānām) - of those who have bathed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of snāta

snāta - bathed, purified

Past Passive Participle

From root snā with kta (ta) suffix

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'puṃsām'.

शुचिभिः (śucibhiḥ) - by pure, by clean

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy

Root: śuc (class 1)

तोयैः (toyaiḥ) - by waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of toya

toya - water

From root tu (to grow, swell)

Root: tu

गाङ्गेयैः (gāṅgeyaiḥ) - by those related to the Ganges, by Gangetic

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - related to the Ganges, Gangetic

Derived from gaṅgā with ḍhak (eya) suffix

प्रयतात्मनाम् (prayatātmanām) - of those with controlled selves/minds

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prayatātman

prayatātman - one whose self (ātman) is controlled, disciplined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prayata+ātman)

• prayata – restrained, controlled, disciplined, pure
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-yam + kta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'puṃsām'.

व्युष्टिः (vyuṣṭiḥ) - benefit, fruit, reward, dawn

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyuṣṭi

vyuṣṭi - dawn, manifestation, prosperity, benefit, reward

From vi-vas (to shine, to dawn)

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - is, occurs, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Root bhū (1st class)

Root: bhū (class 1)

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

क्रतुशतैः (kratuśataiḥ) - by hundreds of Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kratuśata

kratuśata - a hundred Vedic rituals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kratu+śata)

• kratu – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
  Numeral

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

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