महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-51

प्रययुस्ते ततो भूयस्तीर्थानि वनगोचराः ।
पुण्यतीर्थेषु च तथा गात्राण्याप्लावयन्ति ते ॥५१॥

51. prayayuste tato bhūyastīrthāni vanagocarāḥ ,
puṇyatīrtheṣu ca tathā gātrāṇyāplāvayanti te.

51. prayayuḥ te tataḥ bhūyaḥ tīrthāni vanagocarāḥ
puṇyatīrtheṣu ca tathā gātrāṇi āplāvayanti te

51. Those forest-dwellers again went from there to the sacred bathing places. And thus, they would immerse their bodies in the holy fords.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went forth, they proceeded

• ते (te) - they, those

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, afterwards

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places, fords, holy places

• वनगोचराः (vanagocarāḥ) - forest-dwellers, those who roam in forests

• पुण्यतीर्थेषु (puṇyatīrtheṣu) - in holy fords, in sacred bathing places

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, bodies, members

• आप्लावयन्ति (āplāvayanti) - they immerse, they bathe, they cause to float

• ते (te) - they, those

Words meanings and morphology

प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went forth, they proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of prayayu

Perfect Tense (Lit Laṭ)

3rd person plural, Perfect active, with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places, fords, holy places

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred bathing place, ford, holy place, shrine

वनगोचराः (vanagocarāḥ) - forest-dwellers, those who roam in forests

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanagocara

vanagocara - forest-dweller, roaming in forests

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – range, sphere, pasture, moving in, dwelling in
  noun (masculine)

पुण्यतीर्थेषु (puṇyatīrtheṣu) - in holy fords, in sacred bathing places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṇyatīrtha

puṇyatīrtha - holy ford, sacred bathing place

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+tīrtha)

• puṇya – holy, meritorious, virtuous
  adjective
• tīrtha – sacred bathing place, ford, holy place
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, bodies, members

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member, part

आप्लावयन्ति (āplāvayanti) - they immerse, they bathe, they cause to float

(verb)

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

Causative Present Tense (Laṭ Laṭ)

3rd person plural, Present active, Causative, with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it