महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-63

तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां सरके कुरुनन्दन ।
रुद्रकोटिस्तथा कूपे ह्रदेषु च महीपते ।
इलास्पदं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ॥६३॥

63. tisraḥ koṭyastu tīrthānāṁ sarake kurunandana ,
rudrakoṭistathā kūpe hradeṣu ca mahīpate ,
ilāspadaṁ ca tatraiva tīrthaṁ bharatasattama.

63. tisraḥ koṭyaḥ tu tīrthānāṃ sarake
kurunandana rudrakoṭiḥ tathā kūpe
hradesu ca mahīpate ilāspadaṃ ca
tatra eva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama

63. O son of Kuru, indeed three crores (30 million) of holy places (tīrtha) are present in Saraka. O lord of the earth, similarly, a crore (10 million) of Rudras are found in the well and in the pools. And O best among the Bhāratas, the sacred site (tīrtha) named Ilāspada is also located there.

63. בסַרַקַה, הו צאצא הקוּרוּ, יש שלושים מיליון אתרי עלייה לרגל. ובבאר ובבריכות, הו שליט הארץ, יש רוּדְרַקוֹטִי (עשרה מיליון רוּדְרַה). וגם שם נמצא האתר אִילָאספַּדַה, הו מיטב בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores, tens of millions

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṁ) - of holy places, of tīrthas

• सरके (sarake) - in Saraka

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - An epithet for Yudhishthira. (O son of Kuru, O delight of the Kurus)

• रुद्रकोटिः (rudrakoṭiḥ) - a crore of Rudras, ten million Rudras

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

• ह्रदेसु (hradesu) - in the pools, in the lakes

• च (ca) - and

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

• इलास्पदं (ilāspadaṁ) - Ilāspada (a specific holy place)

• च (ca) - and

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तीर्थं (tīrthaṁ) - a holy place, a sacred site (tīrtha)

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - An epithet for Yudhishthira. (O best of the Bhāratas)

Words meanings and morphology

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores, tens of millions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - a crore (ten million), edge, peak

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṁ) - of holy places, of tīrthas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - a holy place, sacred bathing place, ford, sacred site

सरके (sarake) - in Saraka

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saraka

saraka - name of a sacred place or tirtha

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - An epithet for Yudhishthira. (O son of Kuru, O delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - son of Kuru, delight of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (ancestor of a dynasty, name of a country/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)

रुद्रकोटिः (rudrakoṭiḥ) - a crore of Rudras, ten million Rudras

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudrakoṭi

rudrakoṭi - a multitude of Rudras, ten million Rudras

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudra+koṭi)

• rudra – Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• koṭi – a crore (ten million), multitude
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - a well, a pit

ह्रदेसु (hradesu) - in the pools, in the lakes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of hrada

hrada - a deep pool, lake, a body of water

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

इलास्पदं (ilāspadaṁ) - Ilāspada (a specific holy place)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ilāspada

ilāspada - name of a sacred place

Compound type : tatpurusha (ilā+āspada)

• ilā – earth, speech, libation
  noun (feminine)
• āspada – place, seat, position
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तीर्थं (tīrthaṁ) - a holy place, a sacred site (tīrtha)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - a holy place, sacred bathing place, ford, sacred site

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - An epithet for Yudhishthira. (O best of the Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best of the Bharatas (a dynasty descending from Bharata)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, name of a dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

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