महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-8

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ विष्णोः स्थानमनुत्तमम् ।
सततं नाम राजेन्द्र यत्र संनिहितो हरिः ॥८॥

8. tato gaccheta dharmajña viṣṇoḥ sthānamanuttamam ,
satataṁ nāma rājendra yatra saṁnihito hariḥ.

8. tataḥ gaccheta dharmajña viṣṇoḥ sthānam anuttamam
| satatam nāma rājendra yatra saṃnihitaḥ hariḥ

8. O knower of natural law (dharma), O best of kings, one should thereafter go to the unsurpassed place of Viṣṇu, where Hari is indeed always present.

8. אחר כך, הו היודע את דרך היושר, עליך ללכת למשכנו העליון של וִישְׁנוּ, המקום הנקרא סַטַטַם, הו מלך המלכים, שבו נוכח הַרִי (וִישְׁנוּ) תמיד.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, from there, then

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, one may go

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law, O righteous one

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, station

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, forsooth

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings, O chief of kings

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - present, near, contained, dwelling

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, from there, then

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' with suffix -tas.

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, one may go

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular, optative, active voice, from root gam (1st class).

Root: gam (class 1)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law, O righteous one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with the kṛt suffix -a.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, station

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, stand, position, abode

Derived from root √sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, excellent, supreme

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (neuter)

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Can also function as an adverb (satatam).

Note: Used as an adverb here.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, forsooth

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings, O chief of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - best of kings, chief of kings

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - present, near, contained, dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnihita

saṁnihita - placed, deposited, present, near, dwelling

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place, hold) with prefixes sam- and ni-.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari, Viṣṇu, golden, greenish-yellow

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