महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-14

प्रभासं चाप्यथासाद्य तीर्थं पुण्यजनोचितम् ।
तथा कृष्ण महातेजा दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रकम् ।
आतिष्ठस्तप एकेन पादेन नियमे स्थितः ॥१४॥

14. prabhāsaṁ cāpyathāsādya tīrthaṁ puṇyajanocitam ,
tathā kṛṣṇa mahātejā divyaṁ varṣasahasrakam ,
ātiṣṭhastapa ekena pādena niyame sthitaḥ.

14. prabhāsam ca api atha āsādya tīrtham
puṇyajanocitam tathā kṛṣṇa mahātejā
divyam varṣasahasrakam ātiṣṭhaḥ
tapaḥ ekena pādena niyame sthitaḥ

14. And then, O Krishna, greatly resplendent one, having reached the holy place (tīrtha) of Prabhasa, which is suitable for pious people, you stood firm in a vow, performing penance (tapas) for a divine thousand years on one foot.

14. ואחר כך הגעת אל פְּרַבְּהָאסַה, מקום עלייה לרגל הראוי לפּוּנְיַג׳ַנַה (היַקְשׁוֹת), ושם, הו קְרְשְׁנַה רב ההוד, עמדת אלף שנים אלוהיות על רגל אחת ועסקת בתרגול עוצמה רוחנית, מקפיד על משמעת עצמית.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभासम् (prabhāsam) - Prabhasa (a holy place)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place, sacred bathing place

• पुण्यजनोचितम् (puṇyajanocitam) - suitable for pious people

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (vocative) (Krishna)

• महातेजा (mahātejā) - O greatly resplendent one (vocative, referring to Krishna) (great-lustrous, greatly resplendent)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly

• वर्षसहस्रकम् (varṣasahasrakam) - a thousand years

• आतिष्ठः (ātiṣṭhaḥ) - you stood, you performed, you observed

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism

• एकेन (ekena) - on one (foot) (by one)

• पादेन (pādena) - on one foot (by foot, with foot)

• नियमे (niyame) - in a rule, in a vow, in a discipline

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - firm in his observance/vow (as 'niyame sthitaḥ') (standing, situated, firm, steadfast)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभासम् (prabhāsam) - Prabhasa (a holy place)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāsa

prabhāsa - a holy place, the place where Soma bathed, a pilgrimage site; luster, splendor

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Indeclinable past participle (absolutive/gerund) formed from the root 'sad' with the prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place, sacred bathing place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - a ford, a bathing place, a sacred spot, a holy place, a sanctuary, a sacred teacher

पुण्यजनोचितम् (puṇyajanocitam) - suitable for pious people

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇyajanocita

puṇyajanocita - fit for pious people, suitable for righteous individuals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇyajana+ucita)

• puṇyajana – pious person, righteous person, a good individual
  noun (masculine)
• ucita – proper, fit, suitable, appropriate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from the root 'uc'
  Root: uc (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tīrtham'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (vocative) (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black; Krishna (name of a deity, avatar of Vishnu)

महातेजा (mahātejā) - O greatly resplendent one (vocative, referring to Krishna) (great-lustrous, greatly resplendent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great luster, great splendor, highly powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large, powerful
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, luster, energy, power, fiery energy, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Declined from the neuter stem 'mahātejas' to agree with 'kṛṣṇa'.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural, wonderful

Note: Adjective modifying 'varṣasahasrakam'.

वर्षसहस्रकम् (varṣasahasrakam) - a thousand years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣasahasraka

varṣasahasraka - a thousand years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+sahasraka)

• varṣa – year, rain, rainy season
  noun (neuter)
• sahasraka – a thousand, consisting of a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

आतिष्ठः (ātiṣṭhaḥ) - you stood, you performed, you observed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect active 2nd singular

Imperfect (laṅ), Parasmaipada, 2nd person singular of the root 'sthā' with the prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, religious austerity, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Direct object of the verb 'ātiṣṭhaḥ'.

एकेन (ekena) - on one (foot) (by one)

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying 'pādena'.

पादेन (pādena) - on one foot (by foot, with foot)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter (of a verse), ray (of light), column

नियमे (niyame) - in a rule, in a vow, in a discipline

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - a rule, a restriction, an observance, a vow, a discipline, self-restraint

Root: yam (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - firm in his observance/vow (as 'niyame sthitaḥ') (standing, situated, firm, steadfast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, fixed, abiding, firm, situated

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from the root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: P.P.P. agreeing with the implicit subject (Krishna).

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