महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-104

तत्र कोटिस्तु तीर्थानां विश्रुता भरतर्षभ ।
कूर्मरूपेण राजेन्द्र असुरेण दुरात्मना ।
ह्रियमाणाहृता राजन्विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥१०४॥

104. tatra koṭistu tīrthānāṁ viśrutā bharatarṣabha ,
kūrmarūpeṇa rājendra asureṇa durātmanā ,
hriyamāṇāhṛtā rājanviṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā.

104. tatra koṭiḥ tu tīrthānām viśrutā
bharatarṣabha kūrmarūpeṇa rājendra
asureṇa durātmanā hriyamāṇā
āhṛtā rājan viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

104. O best of the Bhāratas (Bharatarṣabha), there is a famous crore (ten million) of holy places (tīrthas). O best of kings (Rajendra), this was seized by an evil-minded asura (asureṇa) in the form of a tortoise, and then brought back, O king (Rājan), by the mighty Viṣṇu.

104. שם נמצאים עשרת מיליוני מקומות העלייה לרגל הנודעים, הו אדם דגול מצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, הו מלך המלכים. אסורה מרושע בדמות צב נשא אותם, ווִישְׁנוּ רב העוצמה החזיר אותם.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कोटिः (koṭiḥ) - a crore (ten million), a large number

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of the holy places, of the fords

• विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous, well-known, celebrated

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas

• कूर्मरूपेण (kūrmarūpeṇa) - by the form of a tortoise, in the form of a tortoise

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

• असुरेण (asureṇa) - by an asura, by a demon

• दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one

• ह्रियमाणा (hriyamāṇā) - being carried away, being seized, being stolen

• आहृता (āhṛtā) - brought back, taken, carried

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

• प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the mighty one, by the powerful one

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कोटिः (koṭiḥ) - a crore (ten million), a large number

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of koṭi

koṭi - crore, ten million, apex, extreme point

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of the holy places, of the fords

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, sacred ford, pilgrimage site

विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous, well-known, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, celebrated, well-known

Past Passive Participle

derived from root ŚRU with prefix VI

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bhāratas, best of Bhāratas (an epithet)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king, ancestor of a lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

कूर्मरूपेण (kūrmarūpeṇa) - by the form of a tortoise, in the form of a tortoise

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kūrmarūpa

kūrmarūpa - form of a tortoise

Compound type : tatpurusha (kūrma+rūpa)

• kūrma – tortoise, turtle
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

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

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings (an epithet)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (a deity), chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

असुरेण (asureṇa) - by an asura, by a demon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asura

asura - asura, demon, anti-god

दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded one, by the wicked one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

ह्रियमाणा (hriyamāṇā) - being carried away, being seized, being stolen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being seized, being robbed

Present Passive Participle

derived from root HṚ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आहृता (āhṛtā) - brought back, taken, carried

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, fetched, taken, taken back

Past Passive Participle

derived from root HṚ with prefix Ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the mighty one, by the powerful one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhaviṣṇu

prabhaviṣṇu - mighty, powerful, capable, sovereign

Derived from root BHŪ with prefix PRA

Vṛddhi derivative from root BHŪ + iṣṇu (suffix denoting capability/tendency)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

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