महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-12

इमां गाथामत्र गायन्नपः स्पृशति यो नरः ।
देवयानस्तस्य पन्थाश्चक्षुश्चैव प्रकाशते ॥१२॥

12. imāṁ gāthāmatra gāyannapaḥ spṛśati yo naraḥ ,
devayānastasya panthāścakṣuścaiva prakāśate.

12. imām gāthām atra gāyan apaḥ spṛśati yaḥ naraḥ
devayānaḥ tasya panthāḥ cakṣuḥ ca eva prakāśate

12. The person (nara) who recites this verse here and touches water, his path to the gods (devayāna) and his vision become clear.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• गाथाम् (gāthām) - verse, song, stanza

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, on this occasion

• गायन् (gāyan) - singing, reciting

• अपः (apaḥ) - waters

• स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• देवयानः (devayānaḥ) - path to the gods, celestial path

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of that

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way, road

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, vision, sight

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth, becomes clear, appears

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Feminine singular accusative of idam.

गाथाम् (gāthām) - verse, song, stanza

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gāthā

gāthā - verse, song, stanza

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, on this occasion

(indeclinable)

गायन् (gāyan) - singing, reciting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāyat

gāyat - singing, reciting (pres. act. participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gai (गै) 'to sing'.

Root: gai (class 2)

Note: Masculine singular nominative of gāyat.

अपः (apaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Feminine plural accusative of ap (water).

स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of spṛś

Present indicative active 3rd singular

Root spṛś (स्पृश्), 6th class (tudādigana).

Root: spṛś (class 6)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Masculine singular nominative of yad.

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

देवयानः (devayānaḥ) - path to the gods, celestial path

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devayāna

devayāna - path of the gods, leading to the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+yāna)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• yāna – going, path, vehicle
  noun (neuter)
  Derivative from root yā
  Derived from root yā (या) 'to go'.
  Root: yā (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine singular genitive of tad.

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Nominative singular of pathin.

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, vision, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, vision, sight

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth, becomes clear, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of prakāś

Present indicative middle 3rd singular

Root kāś (काश्) 'to shine' with upasarga pra (प्र). 1st class (bhvādi) in middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)