महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-153

गङ्गाह्रदश्च तत्रैव कूपश्च भरतर्षभ ।
तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां तस्मिन्कूपे महीपते ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्स्वर्गलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥१५३॥

153. gaṅgāhradaśca tatraiva kūpaśca bharatarṣabha ,
tisraḥ koṭyastu tīrthānāṁ tasminkūpe mahīpate ,
tatra snātvā naro rājansvargalokaṁ prapadyate.

153. gaṅgāhradaḥ ca tatra eva kūpaḥ ca
bharatarṣabha tisraḥ koṭyaḥ tu tīrthānām
tasmin kūpe mahīpate tatra snātvā
naraḥ rājan svargalokam prapadyate

153. O best among the Bharatas, there is the lake Gangahrada and a well. O protector of the earth, within that well are indeed three crores of holy places. O king, a man who bathes there reaches the heavenly realm.

153. ושם עצמו נמצאים גַנְגָהְרַדַה ובאר, הו מצטיין בין בני בְּהַרַטַה. בבאר ההיא, הו שליט הארץ, יש שלושים מיליון אתרים קדושים. אדם שמתרחץ שם, הו מלך, מגיע לעולם השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गाह्रदः (gaṅgāhradaḥ) - Gangahrada (a lake named after Ganga)

• च (ca) - and

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कूपः (kūpaḥ) - well

• च (ca) - and

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharata clan, an epithet for a king (e.g., Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best of Bharatas)

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores, ten millions

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of holy places

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O protector of the earth

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, human being

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam) - to the heavenly realm, to heaven

• प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - attains, reaches, enters

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गाह्रदः (gaṅgāhradaḥ) - Gangahrada (a lake named after Ganga)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaṅgāhrada

gaṅgāhrada - a lake or pool of the Gaṅgā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+hrada)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• hrada – deep lake, pond, pool
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कूपः (kūpaḥ) - well

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - a well, pit, hole

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharata clan, an epithet for a king (e.g., Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull/best of Bharatas, epithet for a great warrior or king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores, ten millions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - crore (ten million), peak, highest point

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of holy places

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, sacred bathing place, ford, shrine

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - a well, pit, hole

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O protector of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

absolutive form from the root snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam) - to the heavenly realm, to heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargaloka

svargaloka - the world of heaven, celestial region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+loka)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, abode of the gods
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere, people
  noun (masculine)

प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - attains, reaches, enters

(verb)

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

root verb, 4th conjugation, atmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

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