महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-54

जाह्नवीतीरसंभूतां मृदं मूर्ध्ना बिभर्ति यः ।
बिभर्ति रूपं सोऽर्कस्य तमोनाशात्सुनिर्मलम् ॥५४॥

54. jāhnavītīrasaṁbhūtāṁ mṛdaṁ mūrdhnā bibharti yaḥ ,
bibharti rūpaṁ so'rkasya tamonāśātsunirmalam.

54. jāhnavītīrasaṃbhūtām mṛdam mūrdhnā bibharti yaḥ
bibharti rūpam saḥ arkasya tamonāśāt sunirmalam

54. yaḥ jāhnavītīrasaṃbhūtām mṛdam mūrdhnā bibharti
saḥ tamonāśāt arkasya sunirmalam rūpam bibharti

54. A person who bears on his head the mud originating from the bank of the Ganga acquires the very pure form of the sun, due to the destruction of darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• जाह्नवीतीरसंभूताम् (jāhnavītīrasaṁbhūtām) - that which is born on the bank of the Ganga

• मृदम् (mṛdam) - mud, earth, clay

• मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - by/on the head

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he bears, carries, maintains

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - acquires (a form) (he acquires, bears, maintains)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

• तमोनाशात् (tamonāśāt) - due to the destruction of darkness (from the destruction of darkness)

• सुनिर्मलम् (sunirmalam) - very pure, spotless, very clear

Words meanings and morphology

जाह्नवीतीरसंभूताम् (jāhnavītīrasaṁbhūtām) - that which is born on the bank of the Ganga

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāhnavītīrasaṃbhūta

jāhnavītīrasaṁbhūta - arisen/born on the bank of the Ganga

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective: Jāhnavī (Ganga) + tīra (bank) + saṃbhūta (born, arisen). 'saṃbhūta' from 'sam-bhū' (to be, arise).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāhnavī+tīra+saṃbhūta)

• jāhnavī – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbhūta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'sam-bhū' (to arise, be born) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

मृदम् (mṛdam) - mud, earth, clay

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - earth, clay, mud

मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - by/on the head

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top, summit

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he bears, carries, maintains

(verb)

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

Present tense, Active voice (Parasmaipada)

Reduplicated root, 3rd class verb.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which (relative pronoun)

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - acquires (a form) (he acquires, bears, maintains)

(verb)

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

Present tense, Active voice (Parasmaipada)

Reduplicated root, 3rd class verb.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, fire, hymn

From root 'arc' (to shine, praise).

Root: arc (class 1)

तमोनाशात् (tamonāśāt) - due to the destruction of darkness (from the destruction of darkness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tamonāśa

tamonāśa - destruction of darkness

Compound 'tamas' (darkness) + 'nāśa' (destruction).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+nāśa)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, be lost).
  Root: naś (class 4)

सुनिर्मलम् (sunirmalam) - very pure, spotless, very clear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sunirmala

sunirmala - very pure, spotless, perfectly clear

Compound 'su' (good, very) + 'nirmala' (pure, clean). 'nirmala' from 'nir-mala' (without impurity).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nirmala)

• su – good, excellent, well, very
  indeclinable
• nirmala – pure, clean, spotless, unblemished
  adjective
  Compound: 'nis' (without) + 'mala' (impurity).
  Prefix: nis

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