महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-17

एकहंसे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
कृतशौचं समासाद्य तीर्थसेवी कुरूद्वह ।
पुण्डरीकमवाप्नोति कृतशौचो भवेन्नरः ॥१७॥

17. ekahaṁse naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṁ labhet ,
kṛtaśaucaṁ samāsādya tīrthasevī kurūdvaha ,
puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti kṛtaśauco bhavennaraḥ.

17. ekahaṃse naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalam
labhet | kṛtaśaucam samāsādya
tīrthasevī kurūdvaha | puṇḍarīkam
avāpnoti kṛtaśaucaḥ bhavet naraḥ

17. A person who bathes in Ekahaṃsa obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. O upholder of the Kurus, a pilgrim, having undergone purification, attains the merit of the Puṇḍarīka (sacrifice), and thus becomes thoroughly purified.

17. אדם שרוחץ באֵקַהַמְסַה ישיג את פרי נתינת אלף פרות. הו שגשוג הקוּרוּ, המבקר בעליות רגל, כשמגיע לקְרִיטַשַׁאוּצ׳ַה הוא משיג את פרי הפּוּנְדַרִיקַה, ויהיה אדם שטיהר את עצמו.

Words meanings summery:

• एकहंसे (ekahaṁse) - at the place named Ekahaṃsa (in Ekahaṃsa)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person, anyone (a man, person)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having taken a ritual bath (having bathed)

• गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the merit equivalent to donating a thousand cows (the fruit/reward of a thousand cows)

• लभेत् (labhet) - obtains (would obtain, might gain)

• कृतशौचम् (kṛtaśaucam) - ritual purity that has been achieved (performed purification, achieved purity)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having accomplished or attained (having approached, having obtained, having accomplished)

• तीर्थसेवी (tīrthasevī) - a pilgrim (a pilgrim, one who visits holy places, one who practices virtuous actions)

• कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O best among the Kurus (vocative address to a king, likely Yudhiṣṭhira) (O upholder of the Kurus, O leader of the Kurus)

• पुण्डरीकम् (puṇḍarīkam) - the merit of the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice (a white lotus; the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice/merit)

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, gains (obtains, reaches, gains)

• कृतशौचः (kṛtaśaucaḥ) - one who has achieved ritual purity (having performed purification, purified)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would become (would be, might be, should be, would become)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person, anyone (a man, person)

Words meanings and morphology

एकहंसे (ekahaṁse) - at the place named Ekahaṃsa (in Ekahaṃsa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekahaṃsa

ekahaṁsa - Ekahaṃsa (name of a holy place or lake)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+haṃsa)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• haṃsa – swan, goose, flamingo; soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a specific pilgrimage site.

नरः (naraḥ) - a person, anyone (a man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of 'labhet' and 'bhavet'.

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having taken a ritual bath (having bathed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root 'snā' with suffix 'tvā'

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a preceding action.

गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the merit equivalent to donating a thousand cows (the fruit/reward of a thousand cows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gosahasraphala

gosahasraphala - the fruit or reward of a thousand cows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+sahasra+phala)

• go – cow, ox, cattle; earth; ray of light
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'labhet'.

लभेत् (labhet) - obtains (would obtain, might gain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: From root 'labh'.

कृतशौचम् (kṛtaśaucam) - ritual purity that has been achieved (performed purification, achieved purity)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtaśauca

kṛtaśauca - one who has performed purification; performed purity (noun)

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one by whom purity (śauca) has been done (kṛta)'. Can also be nominalized to mean 'performed purity'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛta+śauca)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śauca – purity, cleanliness, ritual purity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used nominally here as the object of 'samāsādya', meaning 'the accomplished purity'.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having accomplished or attained (having approached, having obtained, having accomplished)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root 'sad' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā' and suffix 'ya'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a preceding action.

तीर्थसेवी (tīrthasevī) - a pilgrim (a pilgrim, one who visits holy places, one who practices virtuous actions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrthasevin

tīrthasevin - one who visits sacred places, a pilgrim; one who adheres to sacred rites

agent noun from 'tīrtha' + 'sevin' (from root 'sev' 'to serve')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+sevin)

• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, pilgrimage site
  noun (neuter)
• sevin – serving, worshipping, visiting; one who serves/visits
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root 'sev' (to serve) with suffix 'in'
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'avāpnoti'.

कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O best among the Kurus (vocative address to a king, likely Yudhiṣṭhira) (O upholder of the Kurus, O leader of the Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūdvaha

kurūdvaha - upholder of the Kurus, leader of the Kurus, best among the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+udvaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearer, upholder, leader; excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root 'vah' with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: An address to the listener/reader.

पुण्डरीकम् (puṇḍarīkam) - the merit of the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice (a white lotus; the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice/merit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇḍarīka

puṇḍarīka - white lotus; a kind of sacrifice (Puṇḍarīka yajña); a mythical elephant

Note: Object of 'avāpnoti'.

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, gains (obtains, reaches, gains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avāp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: From root 'āp' with prefix 'ava'.

कृतशौचः (kṛtaśaucaḥ) - one who has achieved ritual purity (having performed purification, purified)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaśauca

kṛtaśauca - one who has performed purification; performed purity (noun)

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one by whom purity (śauca) has been done (kṛta)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+śauca)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śauca – purity, cleanliness, ritual purity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'naraḥ'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would become (would be, might be, should be, would become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: From root 'bhū'.

नरः (naraḥ) - a person, anyone (a man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

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