महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-82, verse-124
तत्र मासं वसेद्वीर कौशिक्यां भरतर्षभ ।
अश्वमेधस्य यत्पुण्यं तन्मासेनाधिगच्छति ॥१२४॥
अश्वमेधस्य यत्पुण्यं तन्मासेनाधिगच्छति ॥१२४॥
124. tatra māsaṁ vasedvīra kauśikyāṁ bharatarṣabha ,
aśvamedhasya yatpuṇyaṁ tanmāsenādhigacchati.
aśvamedhasya yatpuṇyaṁ tanmāsenādhigacchati.
124.
tatra māsam vaset vīra kauśikyām bharatarṣabha
aśvamedhasya yat puṇyam tat māsena adhigacchati
aśvamedhasya yat puṇyam tat māsena adhigacchati
124.
There, O hero, O best of the Bharatas, one should dwell for a month in the Kauśikī river; whatever merit is gained from an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice), that one obtains by dwelling there for a month.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - in the lake of sage Kauśika mentioned in the previous verse (there, in that place)
- मासम् (māsam) - for a month
- वसेत् (vaset) - one should dwell, he would reside
- वीर (vīra) - O hero
- कौशिक्याम् (kauśikyām) - in the Kauśikī river, which flows near the lake of Kauśika (in the Kauśikī (river))
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas
- अश्वमेधस्य (aśvamedhasya) - of the aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)
- यत् (yat) - which, whatever
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed
- तत् (tat) - that (merit)
- मासेन (māsena) - by a month, in a month
- अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - obtains, attains, goes to
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - in the lake of sage Kauśika mentioned in the previous verse (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
मासम् (māsam) - for a month
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Used adverbially to denote duration
वसेत् (vaset) - one should dwell, he would reside
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vas
Root: vas (class 1)
वीर (vīra) - O hero
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, warrior, brave man
कौशिक्याम् (kauśikyām) - in the Kauśikī river, which flows near the lake of Kauśika (in the Kauśikī (river))
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kauśikī
kauśikī - the name of a river, also called Kośī
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - chief of the Bharatas, best among the Bharatas (an epithet)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – a descendant of Bharata; a member of the Bharata clan
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull; best, chief, excellent
noun (masculine)
अश्वमेधस्य (aśvamedhasya) - of the aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of aśvamedha
aśvamedha - horse sacrifice; a significant Vedic ritual
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - medha – sacrifice, oblation
noun (masculine)
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
Note: Agrees with puṇyam
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - merit, virtue, righteousness, good deed
तत् (tat) - that (merit)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the puṇyam (merit)
मासेन (māsena) - by a month, in a month
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Denotes means or duration
अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - obtains, attains, goes to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of adhigam
Prefix: adhi
Root: gam (class 1)