महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-52

पूतात्मानश्च राजेन्द्र प्रयान्ति परमां गतिम् ।
दशाश्वमेधिकं चैव तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महीपते ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥५२॥

52. pūtātmānaśca rājendra prayānti paramāṁ gatim ,
daśāśvamedhikaṁ caiva tasmiṁstīrthe mahīpate ,
tatra snātvā naravyāghra gaccheta paramāṁ gatim.

52. pūtātmānaḥ ca rājendra prayānti
paramām gatim daśāśvamedhikam ca eva
tasmin tīrthe mahīpate tatra snātvā
naravyāghra gaccheta paramām gatim

52. rājanendra pūtātmānaḥ ca paramām
gatim prayānti ca eva mahīpate tasmin
tīrthe daśāśvamedhikam naravyāghra
tatra snātvā paramām gatim gaccheta

52. O King of kings (rājendra), those with purified souls (ātman) attain the supreme destination (gatim). Furthermore, O lord of the earth (mahīpate), a man who bathes at that sacred bathing place (tīrtha) called Daśāśvamedhika, O tiger among men (naravyāghra), reaches the supreme destination (gatim).

Words meanings summery:

• पूतात्मानः (pūtātmānaḥ) - individuals whose inner self (ātman) has been cleansed through virtuous acts or spiritual practices, such as bathing in sacred waters (those with purified souls, pure-souled ones)

• च (ca) - and, also

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - vocative address to a powerful monarch, implying respect and authority (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they reach a particular state or realm after death, typically a higher, spiritual one (they go, they proceed, they attain)

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिम् (gatim) - refers to a state of final liberation (mokṣa) or a higher heavenly realm (destination, state, path, course)

• दशाश्वमेधिकम् (daśāśvamedhikam) - a specific sacred bathing place (tīrtha) named after the merit of ten horse-Vedic rituals, like the famous ghāṭ in Vārāṇasī (relating to ten horse-Vedic rituals, the tīrtha of Daśāśvamedha)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word, 'and *also*' or 'and *furthermore*' (indeed, only, just, certainly, also)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to the aforementioned `tīrtha` (sacred bathing place) (in that, in that one)

• तीर्थे (tīrthe) - specifically, the sacred bathing place known as Daśāśvamedhika (in the sacred bathing place, at the ford, at the shrine)

• महीपते (mahīpate) - vocative address to a king, an honorific title (O lord of the earth, O king)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that specific sacred bathing place, the Daśāśvamedhika tīrtha (there, in that place)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - addressing a king or noble person with an honorific epithet, signifying prowess and eminence (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - implies a beneficial or desired destination/outcome for the person performing the actions (one would go, one should go, he reaches)

Words meanings and morphology

पूतात्मानः (pūtātmānaḥ) - individuals whose inner self (ātman) has been cleansed through virtuous acts or spiritual practices, such as bathing in sacred waters (those with purified souls, pure-souled ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūtātman

pūtātman - pure-souled, purified in spirit, holy-minded

from `pūta` (purified) + `ātman` (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūta+ātman)

• pūta – purified, clean, holy, clear
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from `pū` (to purify), `kta` suffix
  Root: pū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of `prayānti`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - vocative address to a powerful monarch, implying respect and authority (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, chief of kings, best of kings

from `rājan` (king) + `indra` (chief, lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj
• indra – Indra (a Vedic deity), chief, lord, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: id

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they reach a particular state or realm after death, typically a higher, spiritual one (they go, they proceed, they attain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is `pūtātmānaḥ`.

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best, most excellent

Note: Agrees with `gatim`.

गतिम् (gatim) - refers to a state of final liberation (mokṣa) or a higher heavenly realm (destination, state, path, course)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, state, condition, destination

from root `gam` (to go) + `ti` suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of `prayānti` and `gaccheta`.

दशाश्वमेधिकम् (daśāśvamedhikam) - a specific sacred bathing place (tīrtha) named after the merit of ten horse-Vedic rituals, like the famous ghāṭ in Vārāṇasī (relating to ten horse-Vedic rituals, the tīrtha of Daśāśvamedha)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daśāśvamedhika

daśāśvamedhika - pertaining to ten horse-Vedic rituals, a place where ten horse-Vedic rituals were performed, name of a tīrtha

from `daśa` (ten) + `aśvamedha` (horse-Vedic ritual) + `ika` (suffix indicating relation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+aśvamedha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• aśvamedha – horse-Vedic ritual
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the name of the tīrtha, used in apposition to `tīrthe`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word, 'and *also*' or 'and *furthermore*' (indeed, only, just, certainly, also)

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to the aforementioned `tīrtha` (sacred bathing place) (in that, in that one)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with `tīrthe`.

तीर्थे (tīrthe) - specifically, the sacred bathing place known as Daśāśvamedhika (in the sacred bathing place, at the ford, at the shrine)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred bathing place, ford, shrine, holy place, sacred teacher

from `tṛ` (to cross) + `than` suffix

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to a specific holy site.

महीपते (mahīpate) - vocative address to a king, an honorific title (O lord of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, monarch

from `mahī` (earth) + `pati` (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mah
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā

तत्र (tatra) - in that specific sacred bathing place, the Daśāśvamedhika tīrtha (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

from tad (that) + tral (locative suffix)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: `snātvā` is an indeclinable past participle (absolutive/gerund).

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - addressing a king or noble person with an honorific epithet, signifying prowess and eminence (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - implies a beneficial or desired destination/outcome for the person performing the actions (one would go, one should go, he reaches)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implies a beneficial outcome.