महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-169

उदपानाश्च वप्राश्च पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ।
मासि मासि समायान्ति संनिहित्यां न संशयः ॥१६९॥

169. udapānāśca vaprāśca puṇyānyāyatanāni ca ,
māsi māsi samāyānti saṁnihityāṁ na saṁśayaḥ.

169. udapānāḥ ca vaprāḥ ca puṇyāni āyatanāni ca
māsi māsi samāyānti saṃnihityām na saṃśayaḥ

169. And wells, and embankments, and holy shrines (āyatanāni) – these all gather their sacred presence (saṃnihiti) month by month, of this there is no doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• उदपानाः (udapānāḥ) - wells, tanks

• च (ca) - and, also

• वप्राः (vaprāḥ) - embankments, mounds, river banks, enclosures

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy, sacred, auspicious, meritorious

• आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - temples, shrines, sacred abodes

• च (ca) - and, also

• मासि (māsi) - in a month

• मासि (māsi) - in a month

• समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they come together, they assemble, they converge

• संनिहित्याम् (saṁnihityām) - referring to the sacred presence or essence of the holy places and waters (in presence, in proximity, in collectedness, in concentration)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

उदपानाः (udapānāḥ) - wells, tanks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udapāna

udapāna - a well, a spring, a water reservoir

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वप्राः (vaprāḥ) - embankments, mounds, river banks, enclosures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vapra

vapra - an embankment, a mound, a bank of a river or pond, an altar, an enclosed sacred space

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy, sacred, auspicious, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, auspicious, virtuous, meritorious

Note: Agrees with 'āyatanāni'.

आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - temples, shrines, sacred abodes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āyatana

āyatana - a resting place, a seat, an abode, a dwelling, a shrine, a temple

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मासि (māsi) - in a month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - a month

Note: Used in reduplication 'māsi māsi' to mean 'every month'.

मासि (māsi) - in a month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - a month

Note: Used in reduplication 'māsi māsi' to mean 'every month'.

समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they come together, they assemble, they converge

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of samāyā

From root i (to go) with upasargas sam (together) and ā (towards)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: i (class 2)

संनिहित्याम् (saṁnihityām) - referring to the sacred presence or essence of the holy places and waters (in presence, in proximity, in collectedness, in concentration)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃnihiti

saṁnihiti - presence, proximity, collection, convergence, assemblage, sacred presence

From root dhā (to place, put) with upasargas sam (together) and ni (down, in)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation