महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-31

ह्रदेष्वेतेषु यः स्नात्वा पितॄन्संतर्पयिष्यति ।
पितरस्तस्य वै प्रीता दास्यन्ति भुवि दुर्लभम् ।
ईप्सितं मनसः कामं स्वर्गलोकं च शाश्वतम् ॥३१॥

31. hradeṣveteṣu yaḥ snātvā pitṝnsaṁtarpayiṣyati ,
pitarastasya vai prītā dāsyanti bhuvi durlabham ,
īpsitaṁ manasaḥ kāmaṁ svargalokaṁ ca śāśvatam.

31. hradeṣu eteṣu yaḥ snātvā pitṝn
saṃtarpayiṣyati pitaraḥ tasya vai prītāḥ
dāsyanti bhuvi durlabham īpsitam
manasaḥ kāmam svargalokam ca śāśvatam

31. Whoever bathes in these lakes and offers oblations to his ancestors (pitṛ), those ancestors (pitaraḥ), being pleased, will certainly bestow upon him that which is rare on earth, any desired object of his mind, and the eternal heavenly realm (svargaloka).

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रदेषु (hradeṣu) - in the lakes, in the ponds

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

• संतर्पयिष्यति (saṁtarpayiṣyati) - will satisfy, will offer oblations to

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, delighted

• दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give, will bestow

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, object of desire

• स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam) - the heavenly realm, the world of heaven

• च (ca) - and, also

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रदेषु (hradeṣu) - in the lakes, in the ponds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of hrada

hrada - lake, pond, deep pool

एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Pronominal adjective modifying hradeṣu.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Root: snā (class 2)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

संतर्पयिष्यति (saṁtarpayiṣyati) - will satisfy, will offer oblations to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of saṃtarp

Future tense of the causative of √tṛp (to be satisfied) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: tṛp (class 4)

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √prī (to please, to love).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies pitaraḥ.

दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give, will bestow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, scarce, hard to find

Gerundive

From prefix dur (difficult) and root √labh (to obtain).

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied object (e.g. phalam or vastu).

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, longed for, favorite

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the desiderative stem of root √āp (to obtain, to reach).

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies kāmam.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, object of desire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, object of desire

Root: kam (class 1)

स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam) - the heavenly realm, the world of heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargaloka

svargaloka - the world of heaven, celestial region

Compound: svarga (heaven) + loka (world, realm).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+loka)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, celestial abode
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

Note: Modifies svargalokam.