महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-53

ततश्च नैमिषं गच्छेत्पुण्यं सिद्धनिषेवितम् ।
तत्र नित्यं निवसति ब्रह्मा देवगणैर्वृतः ॥५३॥

53. tataśca naimiṣaṁ gacchetpuṇyaṁ siddhaniṣevitam ,
tatra nityaṁ nivasati brahmā devagaṇairvṛtaḥ.

53. tataḥ ca naimiṣam gacchet puṇyam siddhaniṣevitam
tatra nityam nivasati brahmā devagaṇaiḥ vṛtaḥ

53. And then, one should visit Naimiṣa, a sacred place frequented by perfected beings (siddhas). There, Brahmā constantly resides, encircled by hosts of gods.

53. ואז יש ללכת אל נַיְמִישַׁה הקדוש, שבו שוהים סִידְּהַא. שם שוכן תמיד בְּרַהְמָה, מוקף חבורות של אלים.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - to the sacred forest (tirtha) named Naimiṣa (to Naimiṣa (a sacred forest))

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should visit (one should go, one should attain)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, holy)

• सिद्धनिषेवितम् (siddhaniṣevitam) - frequented by perfected beings (siddhas)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in Naimiṣa) (there, in that place)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• निवसति (nivasati) - resides (dwells, resides)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

• देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of gods (by groups of gods, by divine hosts)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, encompassed, chosen)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - to the sacred forest (tirtha) named Naimiṣa (to Naimiṣa (a sacred forest))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naimiṣa

naimiṣa - Naimiṣa (name of a forest and sacred place)

Note: Refers to Naimiṣāraṇya.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should visit (one should go, one should attain)

(verb)

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

optative active

3rd person singular, optative mood

Root: gam (class 1)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, holy)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - auspicious, sacred, holy, meritorious

Note: Qualifies 'naimiṣam'.

सिद्धनिषेवितम् (siddhaniṣevitam) - frequented by perfected beings (siddhas)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of siddhaniṣevita

siddhaniṣevita - frequented by siddhas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+niṣevita)

• siddha – accomplished, perfected, a perfected being, sage
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• niṣevita – frequented, attended, resorted to
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  ni + sev + kta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'naimiṣam'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in Naimiṣa) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative neuter singular form).

निवसति (nivasati) - resides (dwells, resides)

(verb)

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

present active

ni + vas, 3rd person singular, present tense

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute

Note: Masculine form, referring to the deity Brahmā.

देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of gods (by groups of gods, by divine hosts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devagaṇa

devagaṇa - multitude of gods, host of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, group, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, encompassed, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, chosen, covered

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛ (to cover/surround) + kta

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmā'.

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