महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-42

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र द्वारपालमरन्तुकम् ।
तस्य तीर्थं सरस्वत्यां यक्षेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥४२॥

42. tato gaccheta rājendra dvārapālamarantukam ,
tasya tīrthaṁ sarasvatyāṁ yakṣendrasya mahātmanaḥ ,
tatra snātvā naro rājannagniṣṭomaphalaṁ labhet.

42. tataḥ gacchet rājendra dvārapālam
arantukam tasya tīrtham sarasvatyām
yakṣendrasya mahātmanaḥ tatra snātvā
naraḥ rājan agniṣṭomaphalam labhet

42. Then, O King, one should go to Arantuka, the doorkeeper. That sacred place belongs to the great-souled lord of Yakṣas and is located on the Sarasvatī. O King, a man who bathes there attains the merit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.

42. לאחר מכן, הו מלך המלכים, ילך אל שומר השער אַרַנְטוּקַה. האתר שלו על נהר סַרַסְוַטִי שייך לשליט היַקְשַׁה הגדול בנפשו. הו מלך, אדם שמתרחץ שם ישיג את פרי טקס האַגְנִישְׁטוֹמַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, he should go

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (lit. chief of kings)

• द्वारपालम् (dvārapālam) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

• अरन्तुकम् (arantukam) - Arantuka (name of a Yakṣa)

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred bathing place, holy place

• सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - on the Sarasvatī (river)

• यक्षेन्द्रस्य (yakṣendrasya) - of the lord of Yakṣas

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• अग्निष्टोमफलम् (agniṣṭomaphalam) - the fruit/merit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice

• लभेत् (labhet) - he would obtain, he would gain

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

From tad + tas suffix

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, he should go

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

Root gam (1st class) + optative ending

Root: gam (class 1)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (lit. chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, chief of kings

Compound noun, rājan + indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

द्वारपालम् (dvārapālam) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvārapāla

dvārapāla - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

Compound noun, dvāra + pāla

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+pāla)

• dvāra – door, gate
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of gacchet.

अरन्तुकम् (arantukam) - Arantuka (name of a Yakṣa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arantuka

arantuka - Name of a doorkeeper/Yakṣa

Note: Agrees with dvārapālam.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Arantuka.

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred bathing place, holy place

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, ford, sacred bathing place

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - on the Sarasvatī (river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Name of a sacred river and goddess

Feminine noun ending in ī

Note: Indicates location.

यक्षेन्द्रस्य (yakṣendrasya) - of the lord of Yakṣas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yakṣendra

yakṣendra - lord of Yakṣas

Compound noun yakṣa + indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+indra)

• yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies tasya (Arantuka is the lord of Yakṣas).

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious (referring to ātman)

Compound adjective, mahā + ātman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies yakṣendrasya.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra suffix

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root snā + tvā suffix

Root: snā (class 2)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun

Root: rāj (class 1)

अग्निष्टोमफलम् (agniṣṭomaphalam) - the fruit/merit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agniṣṭomaphala

agniṣṭomaphala - the fruit/merit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agniṣṭoma+phala)

• agniṣṭoma – a type of Soma sacrifice, the primary model for all Soma sacrifices
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward, merit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of labhet.

लभेत् (labhet) - he would obtain, he would gain

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

Root labh (1st class) + optative ending

Root: labh (class 1)

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