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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-59

उष्य द्वादशरात्रं तु नियतो नियताशनः ।
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्तो जम्बूमार्गं समाविशेत् ॥५९॥
59. uṣya dvādaśarātraṁ tu niyato niyatāśanaḥ ,
pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtto jambūmārgaṁ samāviśet.
59. uṣya dvādaśarātram tu niyataḥ niyatāśanaḥ
pradakṣiṇam upāvṛttaḥ jambūmārgam samāviśet
59. Having indeed stayed for twelve nights, disciplined and having regulated one's eating, and having circumambulated (the sacred site) clockwise, one should then enter the Jambu path.

Words meanings summery:

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  • उष्य (uṣya) - having stayed, having resided
  • द्वादशरात्रम् (dvādaśarātram) - for twelve nights, a period of twelve nights
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, disciplined, controlled
  • नियताशनः (niyatāśanaḥ) - one who has regulated eating, abstemious
  • प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise, circumambulation
  • उपावृत्तः (upāvṛttaḥ) - having returned, having turned towards
  • जम्बूमार्गम् (jambūmārgam) - the Jambu path/road
  • समाविशेत् (samāviśet) - should enter, should resort to, should take refuge in

Words meanings and morphology

उष्य (uṣya) - having stayed, having resided
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
root vas + lyap/ktvā (irregular form)
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Absolutive indicating a completed prior action.
द्वादशरात्रम् (dvādaśarātram) - for twelve nights, a period of twelve nights
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dvādaśarātra
dvādaśarātra - a period of twelve nights
Compound type : dvigu (dvādaśa+rātra)
  • dvādaśa – twelve
    numeral
  • rātra – night
    noun (neuter)
Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, disciplined, controlled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata
niyata - restrained, regulated, disciplined, fixed
Past Passive Participle
from root yam with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
नियताशनः (niyatāśanaḥ) - one who has regulated eating, abstemious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatāśana
niyatāśana - one whose eating is regulated, abstemious
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+aśana)
  • niyata – restrained, regulated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root yam with prefix ni
    Prefix: ni
    Root: yam (class 1)
  • aśana – eating, food
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - clockwise, circumambulation
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially for the act of circumambulation.
उपावृत्तः (upāvṛttaḥ) - having returned, having turned towards
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upāvṛtta
upāvṛtta - returned, come back, turned towards
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛt with prefixes upa and ā
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject, acting as a secondary predicate.
जम्बूमार्गम् (jambūmārgam) - the Jambu path/road
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jambūmārga
jambūmārga - the Jambu path (a mythical or sacred path, possibly leading to Jambudvīpa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jambū+mārga)
  • jambū – rose-apple tree, Jambudvīpa
    noun (feminine)
  • mārga – path, road, way
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of samāviśet.
समाविशेत् (samāviśet) - should enter, should resort to, should take refuge in
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sam-ā-viś
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: viś (class 6)