महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-129, verse-13

एतत्प्लक्षावतरणं यमुनातीर्थमुच्यते ।
एतद्वै नाकपृष्ठस्य द्वारमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥१३॥

13. etatplakṣāvataraṇaṁ yamunātīrthamucyate ,
etadvai nākapṛṣṭhasya dvāramāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ.

13. etat plakṣa avataraṇam yamunātīrtham ucyate
etat vai nākapṛṣṭhasya dvāram āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

13. This place is called Plakṣāvataraṇa, a sacred ford on the Yamunā. Indeed, the wise (manīṣiṇas) declare this to be the gateway to the heavenly realm (nākapṛṣṭha).

13. זהו פְּלַקְשָׁאוַטַרַנַה, שנקרא מקום הרחצה הקדוש (טִירְטְהַה) של נהר יַמוּנָה. החכמים אומרים שזהו שער לרקיע השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to the specific location being discussed. (this, that)

• प्लक्ष (plakṣa) - Refers to a specific holy place associated with the Plakṣa tree. (Plakṣa tree (Ficus infectoria); a specific sacred tree)

• अवतरणम् (avataraṇam) - A specific holy place known as 'Plakṣāvataraṇa', signifying a place where the Plakṣa tree 'descended' or where one descends to bath. (descent, landing, place of descent, bathing place)

• यमुनातीर्थम् (yamunātīrtham) - This describes the nature of Plakṣāvataraṇa, a holy spot on the Yamunā. (a sacred ford/bathing place on the Yamunā river)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to the same location mentioned previously. (this, that)

• वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, surely, truly, verily)

• नाकपृष्ठस्य (nākapṛṣṭhasya) - of the heaven, of the celestial realm, of the firmament

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - gate, door, entrance

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - The knowledgeable authorities. (the wise, the sagacious ones, thinkers)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - Referring to the specific location being discussed. (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

प्लक्ष (plakṣa) - Refers to a specific holy place associated with the Plakṣa tree. (Plakṣa tree (Ficus infectoria); a specific sacred tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plakṣa

plakṣa - the wavy-leaved fig tree (Ficus infectoria); a specific sacred tree or place

Note: Part of the compound `Plakṣāvataraṇam`.

अवतरणम् (avataraṇam) - A specific holy place known as 'Plakṣāvataraṇa', signifying a place where the Plakṣa tree 'descended' or where one descends to bath. (descent, landing, place of descent, bathing place)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avataraṇa

avataraṇa - descent, alighting, landing, a place of descent, a bathing place, a ford

Nominalization from verb 'ava-tṛ' (to descend)

From 'ava' (down) + root 'tṛ' (to cross, pass over) with suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: ava

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound with `Plakṣa`.

यमुनातीर्थम् (yamunātīrtham) - This describes the nature of Plakṣāvataraṇa, a holy spot on the Yamunā. (a sacred ford/bathing place on the Yamunā river)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yamunātīrtha

yamunātīrtha - a sacred bathing place or ford (tīrtha) on the Yamunā river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yamunā+tīrtha)

• yamunā – the Yamunā river (a sacred river in India)
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīrtha – a sacred bathing place, a ford, a holy place, a place of pilgrimage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for `etat`.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive, Third Person Singular, Ātmanepada

From root 'vac' (to speak) in 2nd conjugation. Passive form 'ucyate' for 3rd person singular present.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - Referring to the same location mentioned previously. (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Subject of `āhuḥ` (indirectly, as `dvāram` is the direct object).

वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, surely, truly, verily)

(indeclinable)

नाकपृष्ठस्य (nākapṛṣṭhasya) - of the heaven, of the celestial realm, of the firmament

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha

nākapṛṣṭha - the surface or back of the sky; the highest heaven, celestial region, firmament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)

• nāka – heaven, sky, atmosphere
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of 'āka' (evil/suffering), so 'no suffering'.
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive, 'of the heavenly realm'.

द्वारम् (dvāram) - gate, door, entrance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - gate, door, entrance, passage

Note: Object of `āhuḥ`.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lit / laṭ) of ah

Present/Perfect, Third Person Plural, Parasmaipada (irregular root, often treated as perfect)

Irregular root 'ah' with perfect-like forms used for present meaning. 3rd person plural.

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Used idiomatically for 'it is said by'.

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - The knowledgeable authorities. (the wise, the sagacious ones, thinkers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, sagacious, intelligent; a sage, a wise man, a thinker

From 'manīṣā' (wisdom) + suffix '-in'.

Note: Subject of `āhuḥ`.

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