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14,90

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-90, verse-16

पवित्रं परमं ह्येतत्पावनानां च पावनम् ।
यदश्वमेधावभृथं प्राप्स्यसे कुरुनन्दन ॥१६॥
16. pavitraṁ paramaṁ hyetatpāvanānāṁ ca pāvanam ,
yadaśvamedhāvabhṛthaṁ prāpsyase kurunandana.
16. pavitram paramam hi etat pāvanānām ca pāvanam |
yat aśvamedha avabhṛtham prāpsyase kurunandana
16. kurunandana hi etat paramam pāvanānām ca
pāvanam yat aśvamedha avabhṛtham prāpsyase
16. For this is the supreme purifier, indeed the holiest of purifiers, that you, O delight of the Kurus (kurunandana), will attain the ritual bath (avabhṛtha) of the horse-Vedic ritual (aśvamedha).

Words meanings summery:

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  • पवित्रम् (pavitram) - the purifier (purifier, holy, pure)
  • परमम् (paramam) - the supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)
  • एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the aśvamedha avabhṛtha) (this)
  • पावनानाम् (pāvanānām) - of purifiers (of purifiers, among purifiers)
  • (ca) - and, even (and, also, even)
  • पावनम् (pāvanam) - the purifier (purifier, purifying)
  • यत् (yat) - that (conjunction introducing a clause) (which, that (conjunction))
  • अश्वमेध (aśvamedha) - of the horse-Vedic ritual (aśvamedha) (horse-Vedic ritual (yajña))
  • अवभृथम् (avabhṛtham) - the ritual bath (avabhṛtha) (ritual bath, concluding ablution)
  • प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will reach, you will attain)
  • कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, addressing the king (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - the purifier (purifier, holy, pure)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra
pavitra - purifier, holy, sacred, pure, auspicious
Root: pū (class 1)
परमम् (paramam) - the supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate
Note: modifies pavitram
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the aśvamedha avabhṛtha) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
पावनानाम् (pāvanānām) - of purifiers (of purifiers, among purifiers)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of pāvana
pāvana - purifying, purificatory, purifier
Root: pū (class 1)
(ca) - and, even (and, also, even)
(indeclinable)
पावनम् (pāvanam) - the purifier (purifier, purifying)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana
pāvana - purifying, purificatory, purifier
Root: pū (class 1)
यत् (yat) - that (conjunction introducing a clause) (which, that (conjunction))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
Note: Refers to the act of attaining the avabhṛtha
अश्वमेध (aśvamedha) - of the horse-Vedic ritual (aśvamedha) (horse-Vedic ritual (yajña))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of aśvamedha
aśvamedha - horse-Vedic ritual (yajña), a royal consecration ceremony involving a horse
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • medha – Vedic ritual, oblation
    noun (masculine)
Note: First part of aśvamedhāvabhṛtham compound. The form is stem form.
अवभृथम् (avabhṛtham) - the ritual bath (avabhṛtha) (ritual bath, concluding ablution)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avabhṛtha
avabhṛtha - concluding ceremonial bath, ritual ablution after a Vedic ritual (yajña)
Derived from root bhṛ (to bear) with prefix ava and suffix -tha
Prefix: ava
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will reach, you will attain)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-āp
future tense
Second person singular, future tense, ātmanepada
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: The -se ending is for Ātmanepada verbs
कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, addressing the king (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana
kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru (a descriptive epithet for kings of the Kuru dynasty)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)
  • kuru – name of an ancient king or dynasty, the Kuru lineage
    proper noun (masculine)
  • nandana – son, delight, gladdener
    noun (masculine)
    From root nand (to rejoice)
    Root: nand (class 1)