महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-38

ब्रह्मावर्तं ततो गच्छेद्ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः ।
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥३८॥

38. brahmāvartaṁ tato gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ ,
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṁ ca gacchati.

38. brahmāvartaṃ tataḥ gacchet brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
aśvamedham avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati

38. Then, a celibate student (brahmacārī), with a focused mind, should go to Brahmāvarta. He attains the fruit of the horse sacrifice (aśvamedha) and goes to the heavenly realm.

38. אחר כך בְּרַהְמַצ׳ָארִי (תלמיד מתנזר) מרוכז ילך אל בְּרַהְמָאוַרְטַה, ויזכה בפרי טקס אַשְׁוַמֵדְהַא וילך לעולם השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मावर्तं (brahmāvartaṁ) - to Brahmāvarta (a holy region)

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

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go, may go

• ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - a celibate student, one who observes celibacy

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - collected, composed, attentive, focused

• अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the horse sacrifice (aśvamedha)

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, obtains

• स्वर्गलोकं (svargalokaṁ) - to the heavenly realm

• च (ca) - and, also

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मावर्तं (brahmāvartaṁ) - to Brahmāvarta (a holy region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmāvarta

brahmāvarta - the region where Brahma created the universe; a sacred region between the rivers Sarasvati and Drishadvati

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+āvarta)

• brahman – creator god; the Absolute (brahman); sacred utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh
• āvarta – region, district; whirlpool, eddy; turning, revolving
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go, may go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

optative mood, 3rd person singular

derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - a celibate student, one who observes celibacy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin

brahmacārin - one who practices (brahman) celibacy; a student in the first stage of life (āśrama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carin)

• brahman – creator god; the Absolute (brahman); sacred utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh
• cārin – walking, moving; practicing, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  derived from root car with suffix -in
  Root: car (class 1)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - collected, composed, attentive, focused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - collected, composed, attentive, focused, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

formed from sam-ā-dhā + kta

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the horse sacrifice (aśvamedha)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - the horse sacrifice (aśvamedha), a Vedic ritual

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avāp

present tense, 3rd person singular

derived from root āp with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

स्वर्गलोकं (svargalokaṁ) - to the heavenly realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargaloka

svargaloka - the heavenly realm, world of svarga (heaven)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+loka)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people, division of the universe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

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