महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-27, verse-22

नदीनां संगमस्तत्र वैतानः समुपह्वरे ।
स्वात्मतृप्ता यतो यान्ति साक्षाद्दान्ताः पितामहम् ॥२२॥

22. nadīnāṁ saṁgamastatra vaitānaḥ samupahvare ,
svātmatṛptā yato yānti sākṣāddāntāḥ pitāmaham.

22. nadīnām saṅgamaḥ tatra vaitānaḥ samupahvare
svātmatṛptāḥ yataḥ yānti sākṣāt dāntāḥ pitāmaham

22. tatra nadīnām saṅgamaḥ samupahvare vaitānaḥ
yataḥ svātmatṛptāḥ dāntāḥ sākṣāt pitāmaham yānti

22. There, at a confluence of rivers, in a nearby spot suitable for Vedic ritual (yajña), those who are content in their true self (ātman) and are self-controlled directly proceed to the Grandfather (Brahmā).

Words meanings summery:

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

• सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - confluence, meeting place, union

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वैतानः (vaitānaḥ) - a spot suitable for Vedic ritual (yajña) (relating to the three Vedic fires, a Vedic ritual altar)

• समुपह्वरे (samupahvare) - in the vicinity, nearby, in the neighborhood

• स्वात्मतृप्ताः (svātmatṛptāḥ) - satisfied in their own self (ātman), self-content

• यतः (yataḥ) - from where, where, because

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, proceed

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, personally

• दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled, disciplined, subdued

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā (the deity) (to the Grandfather, to Brahmā)

Words meanings and morphology

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

Root: nad (class 1)

सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - confluence, meeting place, union

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgama

saṅgama - confluence, meeting, union, sexual intercourse

From sam-√gam 'to go together'.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tra'.

वैतानः (vaitānaḥ) - a spot suitable for Vedic ritual (yajña) (relating to the three Vedic fires, a Vedic ritual altar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaitāna

vaitāna - relating to the three sacred fires, connected with Vedic ritual, a place where sacred fires are kept

From 'vitāna' (arrangement, especially of sacred fires) + suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Implies a sacred space for Vedic rituals.

समुपह्वरे (samupahvare) - in the vicinity, nearby, in the neighborhood

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samupahvara

samupahvara - vicinity, proximity, hollow, glen

From sam-upa-√hve 'to call near, invite'.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: hve (class 1)

स्वात्मतृप्ताः (svātmatṛptāḥ) - satisfied in their own self (ātman), self-content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svātmatṛpta

svātmatṛpta - satisfied in one's own self, self-content

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+ātman+tṛpta)

• sva – one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 1)
• tṛpta – satisfied, content, gratified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √tṛp 'to satisfy'.
  Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'dāntāḥ'.

यतः (yataḥ) - from where, where, because

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'yad' + suffix 'tas'.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, personally

(indeclinable)

From 'sakṣa' (eye) + suffix 'āt'.

दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled, disciplined, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, disciplined, subdued, tamed

Past Passive Participle

From root √dam 'to tame, control' + past participle suffix 'kta'.

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'yānti'.

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā (the deity) (to the Grandfather, to Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, ancestor, Brahmā

Literally 'great father'.

Note: Object of 'yānti'.