महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-1

पुलस्त्य उवाच ।
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ धर्मतीर्थं पुरातनम् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्धर्मशीलः समाहितः ।
आसप्तमं कुलं राजन्पुनीते नात्र संशयः ॥१॥

1. pulastya uvāca ,
tato gaccheta dharmajña dharmatīrthaṁ purātanam ,
tatra snātvā naro rājandharmaśīlaḥ samāhitaḥ ,
āsaptamaṁ kulaṁ rājanpunīte nātra saṁśayaḥ.

1. pulastya uvāca tataḥ gaccheta dharmajña
dharmatīrtham purātanam tatra snātvā
naraḥ rājan dharmaśīlaḥ samāhitaḥ āsaptamam
kulam rājan punīte na atra saṃśayaḥ

1. Pulastya said: 'O knower of natural law (dharmajña), one should then go to the ancient sacred place (tīrtha) of natural law (dharma). O King, a man who, having bathed there, is of a righteous disposition (dharmaśīla) and composed, purifies his lineage up to the seventh generation. There is no doubt about this.'

Words meanings summery:

• पुलस्त्य (pulastya) - Pulastya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

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

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

• धर्मतीर्थम् (dharmatīrtham) - to the holy place of natural law

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - righteous, virtuous (of a righteous disposition)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, attentive, concentrated

• आसप्तमम् (āsaptamam) - up to the seventh

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• पुनीते (punīte) - purifies

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

Words meanings and morphology

पुलस्त्य (pulastya) - Pulastya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - Pulastya (name of one of the ten Prajāpatis, a mind-born son of Brahmā, and a great sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Derived from root vac (2nd conjugation, parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Derived from root gam (1st conjugation, parasmaipada)

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), wise in righteousness, virtuous

Compound of dharma and jña (from root jñā, to know)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, understanding; a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मतीर्थम् (dharmatīrtham) - to the holy place of natural law

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmatīrtha

dharmatīrtha - a sacred place (tīrtha) associated with natural law (dharma) or righteousness

Compound of dharma and tīrtha

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+tīrtha)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy shrine
  noun (neuter)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of purātana

purātana - old, ancient, primeval, former

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root snā (2nd conjugation, parasmaipada)

Root: snā (class 2)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - righteous, virtuous (of a righteous disposition)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaśīla

dharmaśīla - righteous, virtuous, pious; one whose intrinsic nature (śīla) is natural law (dharma)

Compound of dharma and śīla

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+śīla)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• śīla – nature, character, disposition, habit, conduct
  noun (neuter)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, attentive, concentrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - collected, composed, absorbed, concentrated, attentive, intent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (3rd conjugation, ubhayapadī) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

आसप्तमम् (āsaptamam) - up to the seventh

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsaptama

āsaptama - up to the seventh, including the seventh (generation)

Compound of the prefix ā (up to) and saptama (seventh)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+saptama)

• ā – up to, until, including; a prefix indicating extent or approach
  indeclinable
• saptama – seventh
  adjective (masculine)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, race, lineage, clan; house, home; community

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पुनीते (punīte) - purifies

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pū

Present Tense

Derived from root pū (9th conjugation, atmanepada)

Root: pū (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion

From prefix sam- + root śi (to lie, rest) or śī (to sharpen); often understood as 'to waver together'

Prefix: sam

Root: śi (class 1)