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).

85. אחר כך יש ללכת אל מְרְגַדְהוּמַה, הידוע בשלושת העולמות. אדם שנרחץ שם בבריכת גַנְגָה ומכבד את מַהָאדֵוַה נושא החנית המשולשת (שׁוּלַפָּאנִי) מקבל את פרי האַשְׁוַמֵדְהַא.

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)

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