महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-81, verse-84
अहश्च सुदिनं चैव द्वे तीर्थे च सुदुर्लभे ।
तयोः स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र सूर्यलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥८४॥
तयोः स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र सूर्यलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥८४॥
84. ahaśca sudinaṁ caiva dve tīrthe ca sudurlabhe ,
tayoḥ snātvā naravyāghra sūryalokamavāpnuyāt.
tayoḥ snātvā naravyāghra sūryalokamavāpnuyāt.
84.
ahaḥ ca su-dinam ca eva dve tīrthe ca su-durlabhe
| tayoḥ snātvā nara-vyāghra sūrya-lokam avāpnuyāt
| tayoḥ snātvā nara-vyāghra sūrya-lokam avāpnuyāt
84.
The two sacred places (tīrtha) called Aha and Sudina are indeed extremely rare. O best of men, one who bathes in them attains the realm of the sun.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहः (ahaḥ) - the sacred place (tīrtha) named Aha (day, daytime)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सुदिनम् (sudinam) - the sacred place (tīrtha) named Sudina (auspicious day, good day)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only, emphasis)
- द्वे (dve) - two
- तीर्थे (tīrthe) - sacred places (tīrtha) (sacred bathing place, ford, shrine, holy place)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सुदुर्लभे (sudurlabhe) - extremely rare (very difficult to obtain, very rare)
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - in them (referring to the two tīrthas) (of them, in them, from them (dual))
- स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed
- नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O best of men (vocative) (tiger among men, best of men)
- सूर्यलोकम् (sūryalokam) - the realm of the sun (sun world, realm of the sun)
- अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - one attains (one would attain, should attain, may attain)
Words meanings and morphology
अहः (ahaḥ) - the sacred place (tīrtha) named Aha (day, daytime)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahan
ahan - day, daytime
Note: The 's' from 'ahan' drops before 'ca', resulting in 'ḥ'.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सुदिनम् (sudinam) - the sacred place (tīrtha) named Sudina (auspicious day, good day)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sudina
sudina - auspicious day, good day
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dina)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - dina – day
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only, emphasis)
(indeclinable)
द्वे (dve) - two
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi
dvi - two
Note: Agrees with 'tīrthe'.
तीर्थे (tīrthe) - sacred places (tīrtha) (sacred bathing place, ford, shrine, holy place)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of tīrtha
tīrtha - sacred bathing place, ford, shrine, holy place, pilgrimage site
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सुदुर्लभे (sudurlabhe) - extremely rare (very difficult to obtain, very rare)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of sudurlabha
sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, very rare
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durlabha)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - durlabha – difficult to obtain, rare
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root labh with prefix dur and suffix -a
Prefix: dur
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'tīrthe'.
तयोः (tayoḥ) - in them (referring to the two tīrthas) (of them, in them, from them (dual))
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, dual of tad
tad - that, those, them
Note: Forms for dual genitive and locative are the same. Context indicates locative.
स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed by adding 'tvā' suffix to the root 'snā'.
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: Gerund/Absolutive indicates a completed action preceding the main verb.
नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O best of men (vocative) (tiger among men, best of men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
Note: Exclamatory address.
सूर्यलोकम् (sūryalokam) - the realm of the sun (sun world, realm of the sun)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sūryaloka
sūryaloka - sun world, realm of the sun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+loka)
- sūrya – sun, the Sun god
noun (masculine) - loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'avāpnuyāt'.
अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - one attains (one would attain, should attain, may attain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of avāpnu
Optative (vidhiliṅ)
Root 'āp' (5th class), with prefix 'ava'.
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)