महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-85

मृगधूमं ततो गच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
तत्र गङ्गाह्रदे स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य च मानवः ।
शूलपाणिं महादेवमश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥८५॥

85. mṛgadhūmaṁ tato gacchettriṣu lokeṣu viśrutam ,
tatra gaṅgāhrade snātvā samabhyarcya ca mānavaḥ ,
śūlapāṇiṁ mahādevamaśvamedhaphalaṁ labhet.

85. mṛga-dhūmam tataḥ gacchet triṣu lokeṣu
vi-śrutam | tatra gaṅgā-hrade snātvā
sam-abhy-arcya ca mānavaḥ | śūla-pāṇim
mahā-devam aśva-medha-phalam labhet

85. Thereafter, one should proceed to Mṛgadhūma, a place renowned throughout the three worlds. A person who bathes in the Gaṅgā lake there and worships the great god (Mahādeva), Śūlapāṇi, attains the merit of an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice).

Words meanings summery:

• मृगधूमम् (mṛgadhūmam) - the sacred place called Mṛgadhūma (Mṛgadhūma (name of a place))

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (thence, therefrom, then, thereafter)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should proceed (one should go, may go)

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (in three)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in worlds, among people)

• विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned (famous, well-known, heard)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• गङ्गाह्रदे (gaṅgāhrade) - in the Gaṅgā lake (in the Gaṅgā lake, in the lake of Gaṅgā)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• समभ्यर्च्य (samabhyarcya) - having worshipped (having thoroughly worshipped, having honored)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a person (man, human being, descendant of Manu)

• शूलपाणिम् (śūlapāṇim) - Śūlapāṇi (epithet of Shiva) (spear-handed, holding a spear, an epithet of Shiva)

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - the great god (Mahādeva), referring to Shiva (great god, Lord Shiva)

• अश्वमेधफलम् (aśvamedhaphalam) - the merit of an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) (fruit/merit of a horse sacrifice (aśvamedha))

• लभेत् (labhet) - attains (one would obtain, may obtain, should obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

मृगधूमम् (mṛgadhūmam) - the sacred place called Mṛgadhūma (Mṛgadhūma (name of a place))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgadhūma

mṛgadhūma - name of a specific tīrtha; literally 'deer smoke' or 'deer mist' which might be descriptive of the place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+dhūma)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• dhūma – smoke, mist, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'gacchet'.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (thence, therefrom, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should proceed (one should go, may go)

(verb)

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

Optative (vidhiliṅ)

1st class root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (in three)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

Note: Agrees with 'lokeṣu'.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in worlds, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - renowned (famous, well-known, heard)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, well-known, heard

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgadhūmam'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to 'mṛgadhūma'.

गङ्गाह्रदे (gaṅgāhrade) - in the Gaṅgā lake (in the Gaṅgā lake, in the lake of Gaṅgā)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gaṅgāhrada

gaṅgāhrada - Gaṅgā lake, lake of Gaṅgā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+hrada)

• gaṅgā – River Ganges, the goddess Gaṅgā
  proper noun (feminine)
• hrada – lake, pond, deep pool
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location for bathing.

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.

समभ्यर्च्य (samabhyarcya) - having worshipped (having thoroughly worshipped, having honored)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding 'ya' suffix to the root 'arc' with prefixes 'sam' and 'abhi'.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Gerund/Absolutive indicates a completed action preceding the main verb.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a person (man, human being, descendant of Manu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - man, human being, descendant of Manu

Note: Subject of 'labhet'.

शूलपाणिम् (śūlapāṇim) - Śūlapāṇi (epithet of Shiva) (spear-handed, holding a spear, an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūlapāṇi

śūlapāṇi - spear-handed, holding a spear (epithet of Shiva)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+pāṇi)

• śūla – spear, pike, trident
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'samabhyarcya'.

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - the great god (Mahādeva), referring to Shiva (great god, Lord Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, Lord Shiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'samabhyarcya', in apposition to 'śūlapāṇim'.

अश्वमेधफलम् (aśvamedhaphalam) - the merit of an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) (fruit/merit of a horse sacrifice (aśvamedha))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhaphala

aśvamedhaphala - fruit/merit of a horse sacrifice (aśvamedha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśvamedha+phala)

• aśvamedha – horse sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, merit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'labhet'.

लभेत् (labhet) - attains (one would obtain, may obtain, should obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of labh

Optative (vidhiliṅ)

1st class root 'labh'.

Root: labh (class 1)