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.

169. והבארות והסוללות ומקדשי הזכות, (כולם) באים בכל חודש אל סַמְנִיהִיטָה, אין בכך ספק.

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

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