महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-26

शीतवातातपसहां गृहभूमिं सुसंस्कृताम् ।
प्रदाय सुरलोकस्थः पुण्यान्तेऽपि न चाल्यते ॥२६॥

26. śītavātātapasahāṁ gṛhabhūmiṁ susaṁskṛtām ,
pradāya suralokasthaḥ puṇyānte'pi na cālyate.

26. śītavātātapasahām gṛhabhūmim susaṃskṛtām
pradāya suralokasthaḥ puṇyānte api na cālyate

26. (yaḥ) śītavātātapasahām susaṃskṛtām gṛhabhūmim pradāya,
(saḥ) suralokasthaḥ puṇyānte api na cālyate

26. Having given a well-maintained homestead (gṛhabhūmi) that endures cold, wind, and heat, a person residing in the celestial realm (suraloka) is not dislodged even after the culmination of their spiritual merit (puṇya).

Words meanings summery:

• शीतवातातपसहाम् (śītavātātapasahām) - enduring cold, wind, and sun/heat

• गृहभूमिम् (gṛhabhūmim) - house-site, plot for a house, homestead

• सुसंस्कृताम् (susaṁskṛtām) - well-prepared, well-maintained, well-consecrated

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having bestowed

• सुरलोकस्थः (suralokasthaḥ) - residing in the realm of gods (suraloka)

• पुण्यान्ते (puṇyānte) - at the end of merit, when merit is exhausted

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not, no

• चाल्यते (cālyate) - is moved, is dislodged, is displaced

Words meanings and morphology

शीतवातातपसहाम् (śītavātātapasahām) - enduring cold, wind, and sun/heat

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītavātātapasaha

śītavātātapasaha - enduring cold, wind, and heat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīta+vāta+ātapa+saha)

• śīta – cold
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind
  noun (masculine)
• ātapa – heat, sun
  noun (masculine)
• saha – enduring, bearing
  adjective (feminine)
  from √sah (to endure)
  Root: sah (class 1)

गृहभूमिम् (gṛhabhūmim) - house-site, plot for a house, homestead

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gṛhabhūmi

gṛhabhūmi - house-site, ground for a house, homestead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+bhūmi)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)

सुसंस्कृताम् (susaṁskṛtām) - well-prepared, well-maintained, well-consecrated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of susaṃskṛta

susaṁskṛta - well-prepared, well-maintained, well-consecrated, refined

past passive participle

from su- (good) + saṃ-√kṛ (to prepare, refine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+saṃskṛta)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• saṃskṛta – prepared, refined, consecrated
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  from saṃ-√kṛ (to prepare, refine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having bestowed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from pra-√dā, absolutiv

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: absolutive (gerund)

सुरलोकस्थः (suralokasthaḥ) - residing in the realm of gods (suraloka)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suralokastha

suralokastha - residing in the world of gods, celestial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suraloka+stha)

• suraloka – world of gods, heaven
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing (from √sthā)
  adjective (masculine)
  from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पुण्यान्ते (puṇyānte) - at the end of merit, when merit is exhausted

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṇyānta

puṇyānta - end of merit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+anta)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चाल्यते (cālyate) - is moved, is dislodged, is displaced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of cal

causative passive

from causative of √cal (to move) in passive, present indicative, third person singular, ātmanepada

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: causative stem in passive

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