महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-144

औजसस्य तु पूर्वेण कुरुतीर्थं कुरूद्वह ।
कुरुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा कुरुलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥१४४॥

144. aujasasya tu pūrveṇa kurutīrthaṁ kurūdvaha ,
kurutīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ ,
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā kurulokaṁ prapadyate.

144. aujasasya tu pūrveṇa kurutīrtham
kurūdvaha kurutīrthe naraḥ snātvā
brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā kurulokam prapadyate

144. O foremost of the Kurus, to the east of Aujasa is the holy place of Kurutirtha. A person who bathes in Kurutirtha, observing celibacy and having controlled their senses, and whose self (ātman) is purified from all sins, attains the world of the Kurus.

144. ממזרח לאַאוּג׳ַסַה נמצא קוּרוּטִירְטְהַא, הו נושא משפחת קוּרוּ. אדם שמתרחץ בקוּרוּטִירְטְהַא, כשהוא שומר על פרישות ושולט בחושיו ונפשו טהורה מכל חטא, מגיע לעולם קוּרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• औजसस्य (aujasasya) - of Aujasa

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - by the east, to the east of

• कुरुतीर्थम् (kurutīrtham) - Kurutirtha (a holy place)

• कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira or a similar Kuru prince. (O foremost of the Kurus, O best of the Kurus)

• कुरुतीर्थे (kurutīrthe) - in Kurutirtha

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - Here implies a person observing religious discipline and celibacy. (a celibate student; one observing a vow)

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered their senses

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा (sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā) - whose self (ātman) is purified from all sins

• कुरुलोकम् (kurulokam) - to the world of the Kurus

• प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - attains, reaches, goes to

Words meanings and morphology

औजसस्य (aujasasya) - of Aujasa

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of aujasa

aujasa - related to Ojas; strong, powerful; a descendant of Ujasa; a specific sacred place

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - by the east, to the east of

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'to the east (of)'.

कुरुतीर्थम् (kurutīrtham) - Kurutirtha (a holy place)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kurutīrtha

kurutīrtha - the holy place of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+tīrtha)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty; the region of Kurukṣetra
  proper noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy shrine
  noun (neuter)

कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira or a similar Kuru prince. (O foremost of the Kurus, O best of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūdvaha

kurūdvaha - foremost of the Kurus, best of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+udvaha)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearer, promoter, chief, best
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ud-√vah (to carry, lead).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

कुरुतीर्थे (kurutīrthe) - in Kurutirtha

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurutīrtha

kurutīrtha - the holy place of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+tīrtha)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty; the region of Kurukṣetra
  proper noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy shrine
  noun (neuter)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: snā (class 2)

ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - Here implies a person observing religious discipline and celibacy. (a celibate student; one observing a vow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin

brahmacārin - a religious student, one observing celibacy, one following a sacred duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+cārin)

• brahman – sacred word, sacred knowledge, the absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going, practicing, performing
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root car.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adjective describing the person.

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered their senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has subdued or conquered the senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the 'naraḥ'.

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा (sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā) - whose self (ātman) is purified from all sins

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvapāpaviśuddhātman

sarvapāpaviśuddhātman - one whose self (ātman) is purified from all sins

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+pāpa+viśuddha+ātman)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (neuter)
• viśuddha – purified, clean, very pure
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-√śudh (to purify).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the 'naraḥ'.

कुरुलोकम् (kurulokam) - to the world of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuruloka

kuruloka - the world or realm of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+loka)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - attains, reaches, goes to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Present tense, Middle voice, 3rd person singular

Formed with prefix pra + root pad.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

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