महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-44

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ सुतीर्थकमनुत्तमम् ।
यत्र संनिहिता नित्यं पितरो दैवतैः सह ॥४४॥

44. tato gaccheta dharmajña sutīrthakamanuttamam ,
yatra saṁnihitā nityaṁ pitaro daivataiḥ saha.

44. tataḥ gaccheta dharmajña sutīrthakam anuttamam
yatra saṃnihitā nityam pitaraḥ daivataiḥ saha

44. Then, O knower of (natural law) dharma, one should go to an excellent, unsurpassed holy place, where the ancestors (pitaraḥ) are always present along with the deities.

44. לאחר מכן, הו היודע את חוקת היושר, ילך אל סוּטִירְטְהַקַה שאין נעלה ממנו, שבו שוהים תמיד האבות יחד עם האלים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, he should go

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

• सुतीर्थकम् (sutīrthakam) - an excellent holy place, a good sacred ford

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassable, supreme, excellent

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• संनिहिता (saṁnihitā) - present, stationed, nearby

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, forefathers (pitaraḥ)

• दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - with the deities

• सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Originally an ablative form, used as an adverb.

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, he should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative Mood

3rd person singular optative active.

Root: gam (class 1)

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

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सुतीर्थकम् (sutīrthakam) - an excellent holy place, a good sacred ford

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sutīrthaka

sutīrthaka - excellent holy place, good sacred ford

Diminutive of sutīrtha.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tīrthaka)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• tīrthaka – holy place, ford, shrine
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassable, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix, form of 'a-' before vowels.
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from the prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ut

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

संनिहिता (saṁnihitā) - present, stationed, nearby

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃnihita

saṁnihita - present, stationed, nearby, deposited

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √dhā (to place) with sam-ni- prefixes.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from 'nitya' (constant).

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, forefathers (pitaraḥ)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather

दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - with the deities

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of devata

devata - deity, divinity, divine being

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Used with 'saha' (with).

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

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