महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-140

औद्दालकं महाराज तीर्थं मुनिनिषेवितम् ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥१४०॥

140. auddālakaṁ mahārāja tīrthaṁ muniniṣevitam ,
tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvīta sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.

140. auddālakaṃ mahārāja tīrthaṃ muniniṣevitam
tatra abhiṣekaṃ kurvīta sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

140. O great king, one should perform a ritual bath at the holy place (tīrtha) named Auddālaka, which is frequented by sages. By doing so, one is liberated (mokṣa) from all sins.

140. הו מלך גדול, יש אתר קדוש אַאוּדָּאלַקַה שבו שוהים קדושים. מי שמבצע שם רחצה טקסית משתחרר מכל החטאים.

Words meanings summery:

• औद्दालकं (auddālakaṁ) - the holy place named Auddālaka (Auddālaka (a proper name or a place associated with Uddālaka))

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• तीर्थं (tīrthaṁ) - holy place, sacred ford, pilgrimage site

• मुनिनिषेवितम् (muniniṣevitam) - frequented by sages, resorted to by ascetics

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अभिषेकं (abhiṣekaṁ) - ritual bath, anointing, consecration

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should perform, one should do

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - by/from all sins

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is liberated, is freed, is released

Words meanings and morphology

औद्दालकं (auddālakaṁ) - the holy place named Auddālaka (Auddālaka (a proper name or a place associated with Uddālaka))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of auddālaka

auddālaka - relating to Uddālaka; name of a tīrtha (holy place)

Derived from Uddālaka (a sage's name)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तीर्थं (tīrthaṁ) - holy place, sacred ford, pilgrimage site

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place of pilgrimage, object of veneration

मुनिनिषेवितम् (muniniṣevitam) - frequented by sages, resorted to by ascetics

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muniniṣevita

muniniṣevita - frequented, served, or resorted to by sages (munis)

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (muni+niṣevita)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one, holy man
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – served, worshipped, frequented, resorted to
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-√sev (to serve, frequent)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अभिषेकं (abhiṣekaṁ) - ritual bath, anointing, consecration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka

abhiṣeka - sprinkling, inauguration, anointing, ritual bath, consecration

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - one should perform, one should do

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - by/from all sins

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins, every sin

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• pāpa – sin, evil, bad deed
  noun (neuter)

प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is liberated, is freed, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of muc

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)

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