महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-92

ऋषिष्टुतां विष्णुपदीं पुराणीं सुपुण्यतोयां मनसापि लोके ।
सर्वात्मना जाह्नवीं ये प्रपन्नास्ते ब्रह्मणः सदनं संप्रयाताः ॥९२॥

92. ṛṣiṣṭutāṁ viṣṇupadīṁ purāṇīṁ; supuṇyatoyāṁ manasāpi loke ,
sarvātmanā jāhnavīṁ ye prapannā;ste brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṁ saṁprayātāḥ.

92. ṛṣi stutām viṣṇupadīm purāṇīm
supuṇyatoyām manasā api loke
sarvātmanā jāhnavīm ye prapannāḥ te
brahmaṇaḥ sadanam saṃprayātāḥ

92. loke ye manasā api sarvātmanā
ṛṣi stutām viṣṇupadīm purāṇīm
supuṇyatoyām jāhnavīm prapannāḥ te
brahmaṇaḥ sadanam saṃprayātāḥ

92. Those in this world (loka) who, even just with their mind (manasā), wholeheartedly take refuge in the Jahnavī (Ganga) – who is praised by sages, who sprang from Viṣṇu's foot, who is ancient, and whose waters are supremely sacred – they indeed attain the abode of ultimate reality (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage, seer

• स्तुताम् (stutām) - praised by sages (praised, glorified)

• विष्णुपदीम् (viṣṇupadīm) - whose source is Viṣṇu's foot (viṣṇupadī) (having its origin in Viṣṇu's foot)

• पुराणीम् (purāṇīm) - ancient, old

• सुपुण्यतोयाम् (supuṇyatoyām) - having very sacred water

• मनसा (manasā) - even just with their mind (manasā) (by the mind, mentally)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• लोके (loke) - in this world (loka) (in the world)

• सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all one's being, wholeheartedly

• जाह्नवीम् (jāhnavīm) - the Jahnavī (Ganga)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - having resorted to, taken refuge in

• ते (te) - they

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the ultimate reality)

• सदनम् (sadanam) - abode, dwelling, seat

• संप्रयाताः (saṁprayātāḥ) - they attain (the abode of Brahman) (having attained, gone to)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Here used as a compound element, agent of 'stutām'

स्तुताम् (stutām) - praised by sages (praised, glorified)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of stuta

stuta - praised, eulogized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root stu (to praise, laud)

Root: stu (class 2)

विष्णुपदीम् (viṣṇupadīm) - whose source is Viṣṇu's foot (viṣṇupadī) (having its origin in Viṣṇu's foot)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viṣṇupadī

viṣṇupadī - flowing from Viṣṇu's foot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣṇu+padī)

• viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• padī – relating to a foot, having a foot
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from pada (foot)

पुराणीम् (purāṇīm) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purāṇī

purāṇī - ancient, old, traditional

Feminine form of purāṇa

सुपुण्यतोयाम् (supuṇyatoyām) - having very sacred water

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of supuṇyatoyā

supuṇyatoyā - having very sacred water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+puṇya+toya)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• puṇya – sacred, meritorious, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tu (class 6)

मनसा (manasā) - even just with their mind (manasā) (by the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in this world (loka) (in the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all one's being, wholeheartedly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverbial instrumental

जाह्नवीम् (jāhnavīm) - the Jahnavī (Ganga)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāhnavī

jāhnavī - the river Ganga (daughter of Jahnu)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - having resorted to, taken refuge in

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapanna

prapanna - resorted to, taken refuge in, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad (to go, fall) with prefix pra (forward)

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word

सदनम् (sadanam) - abode, dwelling, seat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, house, seat

Derived from root sad (to sit, settle)

Root: sad (class 1)

संप्रयाताः (saṁprayātāḥ) - they attain (the abode of Brahman) (having attained, gone to)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃprayāta

saṁprayāta - gone, departed, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go) with prefixes sam (together) and pra (forward)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

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