महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-72

अलंकृतास्त्रयो लोकाः पथिभिर्विमलैस्त्रिभिः ।
यस्तु तस्या जलं सेवेत्कृतकृत्यः पुमान्भवेत् ॥७२॥

72. alaṁkṛtāstrayo lokāḥ pathibhirvimalaistribhiḥ ,
yastu tasyā jalaṁ sevetkṛtakṛtyaḥ pumānbhavet.

72. alaṃkṛtāḥ trayaḥ lokāḥ pathibhiḥ vimalaiḥ tribhiḥ
yaḥ tu tasyāḥ jalam sevet kṛtakṛtyaḥ pumān bhavet

72. trayaḥ lokāḥ vimalaiḥ tribhiḥ pathibhiḥ alaṃkṛtāḥ.
tu yaḥ tasyāḥ jalam sevet,
kṛtakṛtyaḥ pumān bhavet.

72. The three worlds are adorned by her three pure, effulgent paths. But he who would partake of her water becomes a man who has accomplished his duty.

Words meanings summery:

• अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - adorned (adorned, decorated, embellished)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, realms, people)

• पथिभिः (pathibhiḥ) - by paths (by paths, with paths)

• विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - by pure (by pure, by spotless)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three (by three, with three)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Gaṅgā) (of her, by her, from her)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• सेवेत् (sevet) - would partake of (one should serve, one should worship, one should partake)

• कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has accomplished his duty (one who has done what ought to be done, accomplished his duty)

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man (man, person)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (one should be, one would become)

Words meanings and morphology

अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - adorned (adorned, decorated, embellished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From alam (enough, ornament) + kṛ (to make, do).

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

From root lok (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject.

पथिभिः (pathibhiḥ) - by paths (by paths, with paths)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

in-stem masculine noun.

Note: Instrument of adornment.

विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - by pure (by pure, by spotless)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clear, immaculate

From vi (privative prefix) + mala (dirt, stain).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, distinct, without
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, sin
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'pathibhiḥ'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three (by three, with three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'pathibhiḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of 'sevet' and 'bhavet'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Gaṅgā) (of her, by her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine genitive singular of tad.

Note: Modifies 'jalam'.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Object of 'sevet'.

सेवेत् (sevet) - would partake of (one should serve, one should worship, one should partake)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of sev

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

Root sev (1st class) + optative ending.

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'yaḥ'.

कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has accomplished his duty (one who has done what ought to be done, accomplished his duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - having accomplished one's object, having done what was to be done, fulfilled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  adjective (P.P.P.) (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtya – to be done, duty, action
  adjective (gerundive/verbal noun) (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do, make) + tya suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'pumān'.

पुमान् (pumān) - a man (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puman

puman - man, person, male, human being

n-stem masculine noun.

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (one should be, one would become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice (parasmaipada)

Root bhū (1st class) + optative ending.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Correlates with 'sevet'.

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