महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-84

यो वत्स्यति द्रक्ष्यति वापि मर्त्यस्तस्मै प्रयच्छन्ति सुखानि देवाः ।
तद्भाविताः स्पर्शने दर्शने यस्तस्मै देवा गतिमिष्टां दिशन्ति ॥८४॥

84. yo vatsyati drakṣyati vāpi martya;stasmai prayacchanti sukhāni devāḥ ,
tadbhāvitāḥ sparśane darśane ya;stasmai devā gatimiṣṭāṁ diśanti.

84. yaḥ vatsyati drakṣyati vā api martyaḥ
tasmai prayacchanti sukhāni
devāḥ tat-bhāvitāḥ sparśane darśane
yaḥ tasmai devāḥ gatim iṣṭām diśanti

84. yaḥ martyaḥ vatsyati vā api drakṣyati,
tasmai devāḥ sukhāni prayacchanti.
yaḥ sparśane darśane tat-bhāvitāḥ,
tasmai devāḥ iṣṭām gatim diśanti.

84. To any mortal who will reside by (the Gaṅgā) or merely behold it, the gods grant happiness. And whoever is absorbed in that (Gaṅgā) through touching or seeing, to him the gods bestow the desired destiny.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

• वत्स्यति (vatsyati) - will reside (by the Gaṅgā) (will dwell, will reside)

• द्रक्ष्यति (drakṣyati) - will behold (the Gaṅgā) (will see, will perceive)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - merely (even) (also, even, indeed)

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal, human being

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

• प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - grant (they give, they grant, they bestow)

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness, joys, comforts

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• तत्-भाविताः (tat-bhāvitāḥ) - absorbed in that (Gaṅgā) (devoted to that, absorbed in that, permeated by that)

• स्पर्शने (sparśane) - through touching (in touching, by touch, by contact)

• दर्शने (darśane) - through seeing (in seeing, by sight, by vision, in appearance)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

• गतिम् (gatim) - destiny (path, movement, destination, state)

• इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped

• दिशन्ति (diśanti) - bestow (they bestow, they grant, they point out)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the first conditional clause.

वत्स्यति (vatsyati) - will reside (by the Gaṅgā) (will dwell, will reside)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Future Active

From root 'vas' (to dwell) in future 3rd person singular

Root: vas (class 1)

द्रक्ष्यति (drakṣyati) - will behold (the Gaṅgā) (will see, will perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Active

From root 'dṛś' (to see) in future 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Disjunctive conjunction.

अपि (api) - merely (even) (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Recipient of the happiness.

प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - grant (they give, they grant, they bestow)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam

Present Active

From prefix 'pra' + root 'yam' (to offer, give) in present 3rd person plural

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness, joys, comforts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

तत्-भाविताः (tat-bhāvitāḥ) - absorbed in that (Gaṅgā) (devoted to that, absorbed in that, permeated by that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tadbhāvita

tadbhāvita - devoted to that, absorbed in that, permeated by that

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'tad' (that) + 'bhāvita' (permeated, absorbed, cultivated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+bhāvita)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhāvita – permeated, absorbed, cultivated, developed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become) in causative form 'bhāvaya' + '-ta' (PPP suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ' (understood subject).

स्पर्शने (sparśane) - through touching (in touching, by touch, by contact)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sparśana

sparśana - touching, contact, sense of touch

From root 'spṛś' (to touch) + '-ana' suffix

Root: spṛś (class 6)

दर्शने (darśane) - through seeing (in seeing, by sight, by vision, in appearance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, vision, doctrine

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + '-ana' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the second conditional clause.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Recipient of the desired destiny.

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

गतिम् (gatim) - destiny (path, movement, destination, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - path, movement, destination, state, liberation

From root 'gam' (to go) + '-ti' suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire, seek) + '-ta' (PPP suffix)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'gatim'.

दिशन्ति (diśanti) - bestow (they bestow, they grant, they point out)

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root 'diś' (to point, show) in present 3rd person plural

Root: diś (class 6)

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