महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-26

ततः कनखले स्नात्वा त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥२६॥

26. tataḥ kanakhale snātvā trirātropoṣito naraḥ ,
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṁ ca gacchati.

26. tataḥ kanakhale snātvā trirātropoṣitaḥ naraḥ
aśvamedham avāpnoti svargalokam ca gacchati

26. Then, a person who bathes in Kanakhala and fasts for three nights attains the aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) and goes to the heavenly realm (svargaloka).

26. אחר כך אדם שרחץ בקַנַקְהַלַה וצם שלושה לילות משיג את פרי טקס אַשְׁוַמֵדְהַא והולך לעולם השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

• कनखले (kanakhale) - in Kanakhala

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātropoṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the horse sacrifice

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, obtains

• स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam) - heavenly realm, world of heaven

• च (ca) - and, also

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

कनखले (kanakhale) - in Kanakhala

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kanakhala

kanakhala - name of a sacred place near Haridwar

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root snā with suffix -tvā

Root: snā (class 2)

त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātropoṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trirātropoṣita

trirātropoṣita - one who has fasted for three nights

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (trirātra+upoṣita)

• trirātra – three nights, a period of three nights
  noun (neuter)
• upoṣita – fasted, one who has fasted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vas with prefix upa and suffix -ta
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human

अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the horse sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse sacrifice, a grand Vedic ritual

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āp

Root verb with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

स्वर्गलोकम् (svargalokam) - heavenly realm, world of heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargaloka

svargaloka - heavenly realm, world of heaven

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svarga+loka)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

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