महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-53

जाह्नवीपुलिनोत्थाभिः सिकताभिः समुक्षितः ।
मन्यते पुरुषोऽऽत्मानं दिविष्ठमिव शोभितम् ॥५३॥

53. jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ sikatābhiḥ samukṣitaḥ ,
manyate puruṣo''tmānaṁ diviṣṭhamiva śobhitam.

53. jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ sikatābhiḥ samukṣitaḥ
manyate puruṣaḥ ātmānam diviṣṭham iva śobhitam

53. puruṣaḥ jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ sikatābhiḥ
samukṣitaḥ diviṣṭham iva śobhitam ātmānam manyate

53. When a person is sprinkled with the sands arisen from the sandbanks of the Ganga, he considers himself adorned as if he were situated in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• जाह्नवीपुलिनोत्थाभिः (jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ) - by those arisen from the sandbanks of the Ganga

• सिकताभिः (sikatābhiḥ) - by the sands

• समुक्षितः (samukṣitaḥ) - sprinkled, moistened, drenched

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, believes, considers

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, man, human being

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self, the soul

• दिविष्ठम् (diviṣṭham) - situated in heaven, celestial

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned, beautified, shining

Words meanings and morphology

जाह्नवीपुलिनोत्थाभिः (jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ) - by those arisen from the sandbanks of the Ganga

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of jāhnavīpulinottha

jāhnavīpulinottha - arisen from the sandbanks of the Ganga

Compound adjective, from jāhnavī (Ganga) + pulina (sandbank) + uttha (arisen). 'uttha' is from 'ud-sthā' (to rise).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāhnavī+pulina+uttha)

• jāhnavī – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• pulina – sandbank, sandy beach, island
  noun (neuter)
• uttha – arisen, produced from, standing up
  adjective
  Derived from 'ud-sthā' (to rise, stand up) + 'kta' suffix (past participle sense).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'sikatābhiḥ'.

सिकताभिः (sikatābhiḥ) - by the sands

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sikatā

sikatā - sand, gravel

समुक्षितः (samukṣitaḥ) - sprinkled, moistened, drenched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samukṣita

samukṣita - sprinkled, moistened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ukṣ' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, believes, considers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, Middle voice (Ātmanepada)

Root: man (class 4)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman)

दिविष्ठम् (diviṣṭham) - situated in heaven, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of diviṣṭha

diviṣṭha - standing in the sky/heaven, celestial, divine

Derived from 'divi' (locative of 'div' - sky, heaven) + 'sthā' (to stand).

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (div+sthā)

• div – sky, heaven, day
  noun (feminine)
• sthā – standing, being
  verb
  Formed from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned, beautified, shining

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śobhita

śobhita - adorned, beautified, shining, decorated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: śubh (class 1)

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