महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
गच्छन्स तीर्थानि महानुभावः पुण्यानि रम्याणि ददर्श राजा ।
सर्वाणि विप्रैरुपशोभितानि क्वचित्क्वचिद्भारत सागरस्य ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
gacchansa tīrthāni mahānubhāvaḥ; puṇyāni ramyāṇi dadarśa rājā ,
sarvāṇi viprairupaśobhitāni; kvacitkvacidbhārata sāgarasya.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca gacchan saḥ
tīrthāni mahānubhāvaḥ puṇyāni ramyāṇi
dadarśa rājā sarvāṇi vipraiḥ upaśobhitāni
kvacit kvacit bhārata sāgarasya

1. Vaiśampayana said: O Bhārata, the great-souled king, as he traveled, saw many sacred and beautiful pilgrimage sites, all of them adorned by Brahmins, located here and there along the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampayana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, while going

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimage sites, sacred bathing places

• महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - great-souled, noble, illustrious

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - sacred, meritorious, holy

• रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• राजा (rājā) - king

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all of them (referring to the pilgrimage sites) (all, all of them)

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by learned persons

• उपशोभितानि (upaśobhitāni) - adorned (referring to the pilgrimage sites) (adorned, graced, beautified)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, here and there

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, here and there

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative for a descendant of Bharata) (O Bhārata)

• सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean, by the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, while going

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

present active participle

derived from root gam with śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimage sites, sacred bathing places

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, pilgrimage site

महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - great-souled, noble, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - great-souled, noble, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+anubhāva)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• anubhāva – power, dignity, majesty, innate nature
  noun (masculine)

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - sacred, meritorious, holy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious, righteous

रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, pleasing

gerundive (future passive participle)

derived from root ram with ṇyat suffix

Root: ram (class 1)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all of them (referring to the pilgrimage sites) (all, all of them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by learned persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise

उपशोभितानि (upaśobhitāni) - adorned (referring to the pilgrimage sites) (adorned, graced, beautified)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - adorned, graced, beautified

past passive participle

derived from root śubh with upasarga upa and kta suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, here and there

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, here and there

(indeclinable)

Note: repetition implies 'here and there'

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative for a descendant of Bharata) (O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, name of Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira

सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean, by the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea