महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-68

तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा प्राणांश्चोत्सृज्य भारत ।
नारदेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो लोकान्प्राप्नोति दुर्लभान् ॥६८॥

68. tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā prāṇāṁścotsṛjya bhārata ,
nāradenābhyanujñāto lokānprāpnoti durlabhān.

68. tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā prāṇān ca utsṛjya bhārata
nāradena abhyanujñātaḥ lokān prāpnoti durlabhān

68. O Bhārata, a person who bathes in that sacred place (tīrtha) and then relinquishes his life, having been permitted by Nārada, attains worlds that are otherwise difficult to reach.

68. אדם שמתרחץ באתר הזה ומוותר שם על חייו, הו בְּהָארַטַה, ברשות נָארַדַה, משיג עולמות שקשה להגיע אליהם.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in that specific sacred bathing place (in a sacred bathing place, in a ford, in a shrine)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given up, having abandoned, having released

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O Bhārata (a descendant of Bharata))

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, sanctioned, allowed

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, regions

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

• दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to attain, rare, inaccessible

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in that specific sacred bathing place (in a sacred bathing place, in a ford, in a shrine)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

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

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - a man, a person, a human being

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Indeclinable participle formed from the root snā

Root: snā (class 2)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given up, having abandoned, having released

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Indeclinable participle formed from root sṛj with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O Bhārata (a descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, sanctioned, allowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, sanctioned, allowed, granted

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root jñā with prefixes abhi and anu

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, regions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to attain, rare, inaccessible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible, hard to get

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

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