महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-47

मातृतीर्थं च तत्रैव यत्र स्नातस्य भारत ।
प्रजा विवर्धते राजन्ननन्तां चाश्नुते श्रियम् ॥४७॥

47. mātṛtīrthaṁ ca tatraiva yatra snātasya bhārata ,
prajā vivardhate rājannanantāṁ cāśnute śriyam.

47. mātṛtīrtham ca tatra eva yatra snātasya bhārata
prajā vivardhate rājan anantām ca aśnute śriyam

47. And at that very place, O descendant of Bharata, is the holy place of the Mother (mātṛtīrtha). There, for one who has bathed, O king, progeny increases, and he attains endless prosperity and glory.

47. ובאותו מקום עצמו נמצא מָאטְרְטִירְטְהַה (אתר האם), שמי שמתרחץ בו, הו בְּהָארַטַה, צאצאיו מתרבים, הו מלך, והוא משיג שפע אינסופי.

Words meanings summery:

• मातृतीर्थम् (mātṛtīrtham) - the holy place of the mother (mātṛtīrtha)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• स्नातस्य (snātasya) - of the one who has bathed, of the bathed person

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

• प्रजा (prajā) - progeny, offspring, subjects

• विवर्धते (vivardhate) - increases, grows, prospers

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अनन्ताम् (anantām) - endless, boundless, infinite

• च (ca) - and, also

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, enjoys, reaches

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

Words meanings and morphology

मातृतीर्थम् (mātṛtīrtham) - the holy place of the mother (mātṛtīrtha)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātṛtīrtha

mātṛtīrtha - holy place of the mother, sacred ford associated with mothers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+tīrtha)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• tīrtha – holy place, sacred ford, shrine
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'eva' to form 'tatraiva' (there itself).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

स्नातस्य (snātasya) - of the one who has bathed, of the bathed person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of snāta

snāta - bathed, purified by bathing

Past Passive Participle

From √snā (to bathe).

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun phrase 'of the one who bathed'.

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Patronymic adjective used as a noun.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

प्रजा (prajā) - progeny, offspring, subjects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

From pra-√jan (to produce).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

विवर्धते (vivardhate) - increases, grows, prospers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present middle voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

अनन्ताम् (anantām) - endless, boundless, infinite

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix, form of 'a-' before vowels.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
  Root: am (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, enjoys, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present middle voice (class 5 root).

Root: aś (class 5)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

Root: śrī (class 1)

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