महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-46

कृत्तिकामघयोश्चैव तीर्थमासाद्य भारत ।
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति पुण्यकृत् ॥४६॥

46. kṛttikāmaghayoścaiva tīrthamāsādya bhārata ,
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṁ phalaṁ prāpnoti puṇyakṛt.

46. kṛttikā-maghayoḥ ca eva tīrtham āsādya bhārata
agniṣṭoma-atirātrābhyām phalam prāpnoti puṇyakṛt

46. O Bhārata, a virtuous person (punyakṛt), having reached the sacred bathing place (tīrtha) of Kṛttikā and Maghā, indeed obtains the fruit (phalam) of performing the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra (yajña) sacrifices.

46. הו בְּהָארַטַה, העושה מעשים טובים שמגיע לאתר הרחצה הקדוש של קְרְטִּיקָה ומַגְהָא, זוכה בפרי טקסי אַגְנִישְׁתוֹמַה ואַטִירָאטְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्तिका-मघयोः (kṛttikā-maghayoḥ) - of Kṛttikā and Maghā, of the Krittika and Magha constellations/nakshatras

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place, sacred bathing place, ford

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Yudhishthira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• अग्निष्टोम-अतिरात्राभ्याम् (agniṣṭoma-atirātrābhyām) - by means of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches

• पुण्यकृत् (puṇyakṛt) - a virtuous person, one who performs meritorious deeds

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्तिका-मघयोः (kṛttikā-maghayoḥ) - of Kṛttikā and Maghā, of the Krittika and Magha constellations/nakshatras

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of kṛttikā-maghā

kṛttikā-maghā - The constellation Kṛttikā and the constellation Maghā (two lunar mansions, often associated with holy places)

Compound type : dvandva (kṛttikā+maghā)

• kṛttikā – Name of a lunar mansion (the Pleiades)
  proper noun (feminine)
• maghā – Name of a lunar mansion (part of Leo)
  proper noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place, sacred bathing place, ford

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - a ford, a bathing place, a sacred spot, a place of pilgrimage

Root: tṝ (class 1)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root sad with prefix ā, followed by suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Yudhishthira) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name of Yudhiṣṭhira

अग्निष्टोम-अतिरात्राभ्याम् (agniṣṭoma-atirātrābhyām) - by means of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of agniṣṭoma-atirātra

agniṣṭoma-atirātra - Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra (two particular forms of Soma (yajña) sacrifices)

Compound type : dvandva (agniṣṭoma+atirātra)

• agniṣṭoma – a particular Soma (yajña) sacrifice lasting one day
  noun (masculine)
• atirātra – a particular Soma (yajña) sacrifice lasting more than one night
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ati

Note: Used in the sense of 'by means of' or 'the merit of'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches

(verb)

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

Present tense

Formed from root āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पुण्यकृत् (puṇyakṛt) - a virtuous person, one who performs meritorious deeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - one who performs virtuous actions or meritorious deeds

Agent noun from puṇya (virtue) and kṛt (doer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – virtuous, meritorious, good deed, virtue
  adjective (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun (kvip)
  From root kṛ with kvip suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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