महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-146

ततो गच्छेदनरकं तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् ॥१४६॥

146. tato gacchedanarakaṁ tīrthasevī narādhipa ,
tatra snātvā naro rājanna durgatimavāpnuyāt.

146. tataḥ gacchet anarakam tīrthasevī narādhipa
tatra snātvā naraḥ rājan na durgatim avāpnuyāt

146. Then, O lord among men, a pilgrim should go to Anaraka. O king, a person who bathes there will not attain an unhappy state.

146. משם ילך אל אַנַרַקַה, מי שמשרת את האתרים הקדושים, הו שליט בני אדם. אדם שמתרחץ שם, הו מלך, לא ייפול למצב רע.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, may go

• अनरकम् (anarakam) - Refers to a holy place (tīrtha) named Anaraka. (to Anaraka (a specific holy place); to a place without hell)

• तीर्थसेवी (tīrthasevī) - a pilgrim, one who frequents holy places

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

• तत्र (tatra) - Refers to Anaraka. (there, in that place)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• दुर्गतिम् (durgatim) - a bad state, misery, distress, unhappy condition

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - would attain, should obtain

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, may go

(verb)

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

Optative, Active voice, 3rd person singular

From root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

अनरकम् (anarakam) - Refers to a holy place (tīrtha) named Anaraka. (to Anaraka (a specific holy place); to a place without hell)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anaraka

anaraka - without hell; a name of a holy place

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+naraka)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• naraka – hell, Hades, underworld
  noun (masculine)

तीर्थसेवी (tīrthasevī) - a pilgrim, one who frequents holy places

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrthasevin

tīrthasevin - one who frequents or serves holy places (tīrtha), a pilgrim

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+sevin)

• tīrtha – holy place, sacred bathing place
  noun (neuter)
• sevin – serving, frequenting, worshipping
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √sev.
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of gacchet.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to Anaraka. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: snā (class 2)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: The final n may undergo sandhi.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

दुर्गतिम् (durgatim) - a bad state, misery, distress, unhappy condition

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durgati

durgati - a bad state, miserable condition, misfortune, hellish existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+gati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  prefix/indeclinable
• gati – going, movement, path, state, condition, destiny
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - would attain, should obtain

(verb)

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

Optative, Active voice, 3rd person singular

From prefix ava + root āp.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

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