महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-36

त्रिषु लोकेषु ये केचित्प्राणिनः सर्व एव ते ।
तर्प्यमाणाः परां तृप्तिं यान्ति गङ्गाजलैः शुभैः ॥३६॥

36. triṣu lokeṣu ye kecitprāṇinaḥ sarva eva te ,
tarpyamāṇāḥ parāṁ tṛptiṁ yānti gaṅgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ.

36. triṣu lokeṣu ye kecit prāṇinaḥ sarve eva te
tarpyamāṇāḥ parām tṛptim yānti gaṅgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ

36. ye kecit triṣu lokeṣu prāṇinaḥ santi,
te sarve eva śubhaiḥ gaṅgājalaiḥ tarpyamāṇāḥ parām tṛptim yānti.

36. All those living beings (prāṇin) who exist in the three worlds, when nourished by the pure and auspicious Gaṅgā waters, attain the highest satisfaction.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the three cosmic realms (earth, atmosphere, heaven) (in the worlds, in the realms)

• ये (ye) - who, which (masculine plural nominative)

• केचित् (kecit) - some, any, whoever

• प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

• ते (te) - they (masculine plural nominative)

• तर्प्यमाणाः (tarpyamāṇāḥ) - being satisfied, being nourished, being appeased

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, excellent

• तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

• यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (supreme satisfaction) (they go, they attain, they reach)

• गङ्गाजलैः (gaṅgājalaiḥ) - by the waters of the Gaṅgā

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - pure, auspicious, bright

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the three cosmic realms (earth, atmosphere, heaven) (in the worlds, in the realms)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, vision

Root: lok (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, which (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'prāṇinaḥ'

केचित् (kecit) - some, any, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, any, certain (indefinite pronoun)

Formed by 'ka' (interrogative pronoun) + 'cid' (indeclinable particle)

Note: 'ye kecit' means "whoever they may be".

प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate, creature

Derived from 'prāṇa' (life breath) + suffix 'in'

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the relative clause

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to 'prāṇinaḥ'

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the main verb 'yānti'.

तर्प्यमाणाः (tarpyamāṇāḥ) - being satisfied, being nourished, being appeased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tarpyamāṇa

tarpyamāṇa - being satisfied, being nourished, being appeased

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tṛp' (to satisfy, to please) in passive voice, 'yam' is the passive marker.

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'te' (they), indicating the state in which they attain satisfaction.

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant

feminine form of 'para'

Note: Agrees with 'tṛptim'

तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

Derived from root 'tṛp' (to satisfy)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Object of 'yānti'

यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (supreme satisfaction) (they go, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for the subjects 'te' (prāṇinaḥ)

गङ्गाजलैः (gaṅgājalaiḥ) - by the waters of the Gaṅgā

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gaṅgājala

gaṅgājala - water of the Gaṅgā

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+jala)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganges
  proper noun (feminine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Means by which satisfaction is attained, or by which beings are nourished.

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - pure, auspicious, bright

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - pure, auspicious, bright, good

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṅgājalaiḥ'

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