महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-119

अग्नितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्तत्र स्नात्वा नरर्षभ ।
अग्निलोकमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥११९॥

119. agnitīrthaṁ tato gacchettatra snātvā nararṣabha ,
agnilokamavāpnoti kulaṁ caiva samuddharet.

119. agnitīrtham tataḥ gacchet tatra snātvā nararṣabha
agnilokam avāpnoti kulam ca eva samuddharet

119. Thereafter, one should go to Agnitīrtha. Having bathed there, O best of men (nararṣabha), one attains the world (loka) of Agni, and indeed uplifts his entire family.

119. משם ילך אל האתר הקדוש אַגְנִי, ויתרחץ בו, הו אדם מובחר. הוא יגיע לעולם אַגְנִי, וגם יחלץ את משפחתו.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नितीर्थम् (agnitīrtham) - a specific sacred place named Agnitīrtha. (the sacred place of Agni (Fire god))

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, thereafter, from there

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, he/she/it should go

• तत्र (tatra) - where, in which place

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men, O chief of men

• अग्निलोकम् (agnilokam) - the world (loka) of Agni (Fire god)

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - he obtains, he attains, he reaches

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race, clan

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• समुद्धरेत् (samuddharet) - he would uplift, he would rescue, he would deliver

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नितीर्थम् (agnitīrtham) - a specific sacred place named Agnitīrtha. (the sacred place of Agni (Fire god))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnitīrtha

agnitīrtha - a holy place dedicated to Agni

Compound of agni (fire god) and tīrtha (holy place).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+tīrtha)

• agni – fire, fire god
  noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – holy place, sacred bathing place, ford
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchet.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, he/she/it should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Root verb, 1st conjugation (bhūvādi)

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root snā with suffix -tvā.

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adverb.

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men, O chief of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men, chief of men

Compound of nara (man) and ṛṣabha (bull, chief).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address.

अग्निलोकम् (agnilokam) - the world (loka) of Agni (Fire god)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agniloka

agniloka - world (loka) of Agni

Compound of agni (fire god) and loka (world).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+loka)

• agni – fire, fire god
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, space
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of avāpnoti.

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - he obtains, he attains, he reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Root verb, 5th conjugation (svādi) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race, clan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Object of samuddharet.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

समुद्धरेत् (samuddharet) - he would uplift, he would rescue, he would deliver

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

optative mood

Root verb, 1st conjugation (bhūvādi) with prefixes sam- and ud-.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Expresses a potential or desirable action.

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