महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-42

दश कोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महीपते ।
सांनिध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसंध्यं कुरुनन्दन ॥४२॥

42. daśa koṭisahasrāṇi tīrthānāṁ vai mahīpate ,
sāṁnidhyaṁ puṣkare yeṣāṁ trisaṁdhyaṁ kurunandana.

42. daśa koṭisahasrāṇi tīrthānām vai mahīpate
sānnidhyam puṣkare yeṣām trisaṃdhyam kurunandana

42. O lord of the earth (mahīpate), O delight of the Kurus (kurunandana), indeed, ten thousand crores of sacred places (tīrtha) have their presence in Puṣkara thrice daily.

42. הו אדון הארץ, הו עונג בני קוּרוּ, מאה מיליארד מקומות עלייה לרגל נוכחים בפּוּשְׁקַרַה בשלוש עתות היום.

Words meanings summery:

• दश (daśa) - ten

• कोटिसहस्राणि (koṭisahasrāṇi) - ten thousand crores, one hundred billion

• तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of sacred places (tīrtha)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

• सान्निध्यम् (sānnidhyam) - presence, proximity

• पुष्करे (puṣkare) - in Puṣkara

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of these sacred places (of which, of whom)

• त्रिसंध्यम् (trisaṁdhyam) - thrice daily, at the three junctures of the day

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Refers to Arjuna or a descendant of Kuru. (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: It is an adjective for koṭisahasrāṇi, taking a neuter plural form.

कोटिसहस्राणि (koṭisahasrāṇi) - ten thousand crores, one hundred billion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of koṭisahasra

koṭisahasra - a thousand crores (ten billion), a hundred billion

Compound type : tatpurusha (koṭi+sahasra)

• koṭi – ten million, a crore
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of sacred places (tīrtha)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place of pilgrimage (tīrtha)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to a king.

सान्निध्यम् (sānnidhyam) - presence, proximity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sānnidhya

sānnidhya - presence, proximity, nearness

Derived from sannidhi + ṣyañ suffix for abstract noun.

Note: It is the state of being present.

पुष्करे (puṣkare) - in Puṣkara

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - Puṣkara (a sacred lake and pilgrimage site); lotus; water; sky

Note: Location where the presence is.

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of these sacred places (of which, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers back to 'tīrthānām'.

त्रिसंध्यम् (trisaṁdhyam) - thrice daily, at the three junctures of the day

(indeclinable)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+saṃdhyā)

• tri – three
  numeral
• saṃdhyā – juncture of the day, twilight, period of devotion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Refers to Arjuna or a descendant of Kuru. (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru (an epithet for Arjuna or other Kuru princes)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Another vocative address.

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