महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-158

इन्द्रमार्गं समासाद्य तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ।
अहोरात्रोपवासेन शक्रलोके महीयते ॥१५८॥

158. indramārgaṁ samāsādya tīrthasevī narādhipa ,
ahorātropavāsena śakraloke mahīyate.

158. indramārgam samāsādya tīrthasevī narādhipa
ahorātropavāsena śakraloke mahīyate

158. O king, a pilgrim (tīrthasevī) who attains the path to Indra's realm and fasts for a day and a night is honored in the world of Indra.

158. הו שליט בני האדם, מי שמגיע אל אִינְדְרַמָארְגַה ופוקד את המקומות הקדושים, בצום של יום ולילה זוכה לכבוד בעולמו של שַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה).

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रमार्गम् (indramārgam) - the path to Indra's realm

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained, having reached

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

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

• अहोरात्रोपवासेन (ahorātropavāsena) - by fasting for a day and a night

• शक्रलोके (śakraloke) - in Indra's realm, in the world of Śakra (Indra)

• महीयते (mahīyate) - he is honored, he is glorified

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रमार्गम् (indramārgam) - the path to Indra's realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indramārga

indramārga - path to Indra's realm, path of Indra

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (indra+mārga)

• indra – Indra (king of devas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 10)

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root *sad* (to sit, go) with prefixes *sam* and *ā*.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: It is an absolutive, hence indeclinable.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrthasevin

tīrthasevin - one who visits sacred bathing places (tīrtha), pilgrim

Compound type : compound (tīrtha+sevin)

• tīrtha – ford, sacred bathing place, holy place (tīrtha)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• sevin – serving, frequenting, worshipping
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root *sev*
  From root *sev* (to serve, worship).
  Root: sev (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

अहोरात्रोपवासेन (ahorātropavāsena) - by fasting for a day and a night

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahorātropavāsa

ahorātropavāsa - fasting for a day and a night

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahorātra+upavāsa)

• ahorātra – day and night
  noun (neuter)
• upavāsa – fasting, abstinence
  noun (masculine)
  From root *vas* (to dwell) with prefix *upa*.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 1)

शक्रलोके (śakraloke) - in Indra's realm, in the world of Śakra (Indra)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śakraloka

śakraloka - Indra's world, the realm of Śakra

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (śakra+loka)

• śakra – Indra (king of devas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

महीयते (mahīyate) - he is honored, he is glorified

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of a denominative verb from *mahat* (great)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: From a denominative root 'mahīya'.

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