महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-43

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ ब्रह्मावर्तं नराधिप ।
ब्रह्मावर्ते नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥४३॥

43. tato gaccheta dharmajña brahmāvartaṁ narādhipa ,
brahmāvarte naraḥ snātvā brahmalokamavāpnuyāt.

43. tataḥ gacchet dharmajña brahmāvartam narādhipa
brahmāvarte naraḥ snātvā brahmalokam avāpnuyāt

43. Then, O knower of natural law (dharma), O lord of men, one should go to Brahmāvarta. A man who bathes in Brahmāvarta attains the world of (brahman).

43. לאחר מכן, הו היודע את חוקת היושר, הו שליט בני האדם, ילך אל בְּרַהְמָאוַרְטַה. אדם שמתרחץ שם יגיע אל עולם בְּרַהְמָה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

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

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma, O righteous one

• ब्रह्मावर्तम् (brahmāvartam) - Brahmāvarta (a sacred region)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men, O king

• ब्रह्मावर्ते (brahmāvarte) - in Brahmāvarta

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the world of (brahman)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he would reach

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)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma, O righteous one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

Compound noun/adjective dharma + jña (knowing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma), righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, understanding, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ब्रह्मावर्तम् (brahmāvartam) - Brahmāvarta (a sacred region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmāvarta

brahmāvarta - Name of a sacred country or region (lit. region of brahman)

Compound noun brahma + āvarta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+āvarta)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman), sacred knowledge, prayer
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• āvarta – whirlpool, region, circuit
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-vṛt root
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchet.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound noun nara + adhipa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi-pā root
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

ब्रह्मावर्ते (brahmāvarte) - in Brahmāvarta

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahmāvarta

brahmāvarta - Name of a sacred country or region (lit. region of brahman)

Compound noun brahma + āvarta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+āvarta)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman), sacred knowledge, prayer
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• āvarta – whirlpool, region, circuit
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-vṛt root
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root snā + tvā suffix

Root: snā (class 2)

ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the world of (brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of (brahman), the highest celestial abode

Compound noun brahman + loka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+loka)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman), sacred knowledge, prayer
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of avāpnuyāt.

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he would reach

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

Root āp (5th class) + optative ending. ava is a prefix here.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

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