महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-61

ततश्चीरवतीं गच्छेत्पुण्यां पुण्यतमैर्वृताम् ।
पितृदेवार्चनरतो वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात् ॥६१॥

61. tataścīravatīṁ gacchetpuṇyāṁ puṇyatamairvṛtām ,
pitṛdevārcanarato vājapeyamavāpnuyāt.

61. tataḥ ca cīravatīm gacchet puṇyām puṇyatamaiḥ
vṛtām pitṛdevārcanarataḥ vājapeyam avāpnuyāt

61. And thereafter, one should go to the sacred Cīravatī river, which is frequented by the most pious. A person devoted to the worship of ancestors (pitṛ) and deities (deva) would attain the Vājapeya (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• चीरवतीम् (cīravatīm) - to the Cīravatī (river)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - he should go, he would go

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - holy, sacred, auspicious

• पुण्यतमैः (puṇyatamaiḥ) - by the most virtuous, by the most meritorious

• वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• पितृदेवार्चनरतः (pitṛdevārcanarataḥ) - devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods

• वाजपेयम् (vājapeyam) - the Vājapeya sacrifice

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he should attain, he may obtain

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' with suffix 'tas'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चीरवतीम् (cīravatīm) - to the Cīravatī (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cīravatī

cīravatī - name of a river, (literally: 'having bark-strips')

Feminine form of 'cīravat'.

Note: Object of 'gacchet'.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - he should go, he would go

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - holy, sacred, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, auspicious, virtuous, meritorious, pure

Note: Agreement with 'cīravatīm'.

पुण्यतमैः (puṇyatamaiḥ) - by the most virtuous, by the most meritorious

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṇyatama

puṇyatama - most holy, most sacred, most virtuous, most meritorious

Superlative degree of 'puṇya'.

Note: Used with 'vṛtām'.

वृताम् (vṛtām) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vṛ` (to cover, to choose, to enclose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agreement with 'cīravatīm'.

पितृदेवार्चनरतः (pitṛdevārcanarataḥ) - devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛdevārcanarata

pitṛdevārcanarata - devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods

Compound of 'pitṛ', 'deva', 'arcana', and 'rata'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+deva+arcana+rata)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor, forefather
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• arcana – worship, adoration, honoring
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `arc` (to worship).
  Root: arc (class 1)
• rata – delighting in, devoted to, engaged in, attached to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `ram` (to delight).
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of 'gacchet' and 'avāpnuyāt'.

वाजपेयम् (vājapeyam) - the Vājapeya sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vājapeya

vājapeya - the Vājapeya sacrifice (a specific Soma sacrifice offering strength and drink)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāja+peya)

• vāja – strength, vigor, food, prize, race
  noun (masculine)
• peya – drink, what is to be drunk, potable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root `pā` (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he should attain, he may obtain

(verb)

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

Derived from root `āp` with prefix `ava`.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Potential mood.