महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-99, verse-12

हेमन्तकाले सलिलं तडागे यस्य तिष्ठति ।
स वै बहुसुवर्णस्य यज्ञस्य लभते फलम् ॥१२॥

12. hemantakāle salilaṁ taḍāge yasya tiṣṭhati ,
sa vai bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya labhate phalam.

12. hemantakāle salilam taḍāge yasya tiṣṭhati saḥ
vai bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya labhate phalam

12. yasya taḍāge hemantakāle salilam tiṣṭhati saḥ
vai bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya phalam labhate

12. The person in whose pond water remains during the winter season verily obtains the reward of a (Vedic ritual (yajña)) involving much gold.

Words meanings summery:

• हेमन्तकाले (hemantakāle) - in the winter season (in the winter season, during winter)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• तडागे (taḍāge) - in the pond (in the pond, in the tank)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the person) (whose, of whom, of which)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (referring to water) (stands, stays, remains, exists)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the person whose pond holds water) (he, that (person))

• वै (vai) - verily (indeed, verily, surely)

• बहुसुवर्णस्य (bahusuvarṇasya) - of much gold (qualifying the Vedic ritual) (of much gold, of many golden (things))

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the (Vedic ritual (yajña)) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice (yajña))

• लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, receives, gains)

• फलम् (phalam) - reward (fruit, result, reward)

Words meanings and morphology

हेमन्तकाले (hemantakāle) - in the winter season (in the winter season, during winter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hemantakāla

hemantakāla - winter season, time of winter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hemanta+kāla)

• hemanta – winter
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

तडागे (taḍāge) - in the pond (in the pond, in the tank)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taḍāga

taḍāga - pond, tank, reservoir

यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the person) (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Agreement with an implied 'person' (pum̐saḥ).

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (referring to water) (stands, stays, remains, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present indicative, 3rd person singular. Root sthā (1st conjugation, Parasmaipada).

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the person whose pond holds water) (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the 'person' implied by yasya.

वै (vai) - verily (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

बहुसुवर्णस्य (bahusuvarṇasya) - of much gold (qualifying the Vedic ritual) (of much gold, of many golden (things))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bahusuvarṇa

bahusuvarṇa - much gold, many golden things/ornaments

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+suvarṇa)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• suvarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying yajñasya.

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the (Vedic ritual (yajña)) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice (yajña))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root yaj (to worship, to sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: This term is to be included in brackets in the translation.

लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, receives, gains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present indicative, 3rd person singular. Root labh (1st conjugation, Ātmanepada).

Root: labh (class 1)

फलम् (phalam) - reward (fruit, result, reward)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Object of labhate.

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