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.

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)