महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-5

मनसाप्यभिकामस्य कुरुक्षेत्रं युधिष्ठिर ।
पापानि विप्रणश्यन्ति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति ॥५॥

5. manasāpyabhikāmasya kurukṣetraṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
pāpāni vipraṇaśyanti brahmalokaṁ ca gacchati.

5. manasā api abhikāmasya kurukṣetram yudhiṣṭhira
pāpāni vipraṇaśyanti brahmalokam ca gacchati

5. O Yudhishthira, even for one who merely desires Kurukshetra in their mind (manasā), their sins (pāpāni) are completely destroyed (vipraṇaśyanti), and they go to the world of Brahma (brahmalokam).

5. הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, מי שרק משתוקק בליבו לקוּרוּקְשֵׁטְרַה, חטאיו נעלמים לגמרי והוא הולך לעולמו של בְּרַהְמָה.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally, with the heart

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• अभिकामस्य (abhikāmasya) - of one who desires, of one longing for

• कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukshetra (a holy plain, battleground of the Mahabharata)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, wicked deeds

• विप्रणश्यन्ति (vipraṇaśyanti) - they are completely destroyed, they perish utterly

• ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the world of Brahma, the highest heavenly realm

• च (ca) - and, also

• गच्छति (gacchati) - Refers to the person who desires Kurukshetra. (he goes, she goes, it goes)

Words meanings and morphology

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally, with the heart

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

अभिकामस्य (abhikāmasya) - of one who desires, of one longing for

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhikāmin

abhikāmin - desiring, longing for, wishing for (abhi 'towards' + kāmin 'desiring', from root kam 'to desire')

agent noun / possessive adjective

from abhi-kam + -in (taddhita suffix indicating agent or possessor)

Prefix: abhi

Root: kam (class 1)

कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukshetra (a holy plain, battleground of the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - the field of the Kurus, Kurukshetra (kuru 'Kuru' + kṣetra 'field, region')

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king or dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, region, place
  noun (neuter)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas, firm in battle)

'firm in battle' (yudhi sthira)

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, wicked deeds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness

विप्रणश्यन्ति (vipraṇaśyanti) - they are completely destroyed, they perish utterly

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vi-pra-naś

present stem

from root naś, present class 4 (naśyati); here with prefixes

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: naś (class 4)

ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the world of Brahma, the highest heavenly realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of Brahma (brahman 'Brahma' + loka 'world, realm')

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+loka)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - Refers to the person who desires Kurukshetra. (he goes, she goes, it goes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

present stem

from root gam, present class 1

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied from 'abhikāmasya' (one who desires).

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