महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-88

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मणस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
तत्रार्चयित्वा राजेन्द्र ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥८८॥

88. tato gaccheta rājendra brahmaṇastīrthamuttamam ,
tatrārcayitvā rājendra brahmāṇamamitaujasam ,
rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṁ phalaṁ prāpnoti mānavaḥ.

88. tataḥ gaccheta rājendra brahmaṇaḥ
tīrtham uttamam tatra arcayitvā rājendra
brahmāṇam amita-ojasam
rājasūya-aśvamedhābhyām phalam prāpnoti mānavaḥ

88. rājendra tataḥ brahmaṇaḥ uttamam
tīrtham gaccheta tatra amita-ojasam
brahmāṇam arcayitvā mānavaḥ
rājasūya-aśvamedhābhyām phalam prāpnoti

88. O king, one should then go to the supreme sacred site (tīrtha) of Brahmā. Having worshipped Brahmā, who possesses immeasurable splendor, at that place, a person attains the reward of performing the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)s.

88. הו מלך המלכים, אחר כך ילך אל המקום הקדוש הנעלה של בְּרַהְמָה. הו מלך, מי שמכבד שם את בְּרַהְמָה בעל העוצמה הבלתי מדודה, יזכה בפרי של שני הטקסים הוודיים, רָאג׳ַסוּיַה ואַשְׁוַמֵדְהַא.

Words meanings summery:

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

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, he should go

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (O best of kings, O chief of kings)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator deity) (of Brahmā, of a brahmin, of a priest)

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

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having worshipped, after worshipping

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (O best of kings, O chief of kings)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• अमित-ओजसम् (amita-ojasam) - possessing immeasurable splendor/energy

• राजसूय-अश्वमेधाभ्याम् (rājasūya-aśvamedhābhyām) - by the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha (Vedic rituals)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, person

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad' used as an adverb

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, he should go

(verb)

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

optative mood, third person singular, active voice

vidhiliṅ, Parasmaipada, 3rd singular

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Potential mood, often translated as 'should' or 'may'

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (O best of kings, O chief of kings)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to a king

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator deity) (of Brahmā, of a brahmin, of a priest)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity), a brahmin, the Vedas, sacred text, a priest

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred bathing place, holy place, ford, shrine, object of reverence

Note: Object of 'gaccheta'

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest

superlative of 'ud'

Note: Agrees with 'tīrtham'

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

locative of 'tad' used as an adverb

अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having worshipped, after worshipping

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King (O best of kings, O chief of kings)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to a king

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity), a brahmin, the Vedas, sacred text, a priest

Note: Object of 'arcayitvā'

अमित-ओजसम् (amita-ojasam) - possessing immeasurable splendor/energy

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amita-ojas

amita-ojas - of immeasurable power/splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+ojas)

• amita – immeasurable, unlimited, unmeasured
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  a (neg. prefix) + mita (PPP of mā 'to measure')
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 3)
• ojas – splendor, power, energy, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Brahmā

राजसूय-अश्वमेधाभ्याम् (rājasūya-aśvamedhābhyām) - by the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha (Vedic rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of rājasūya-aśvamedha

rājasūya-aśvamedha - the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha Vedic rituals

Compound type : dvandva (rājasūya+aśvamedha)

• rājasūya – Rājasūya (a Vedic ritual performed by a king)
  noun (masculine)
• aśvamedha – Aśvamedha (a Vedic ritual, the horse ritual)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to two specific Vedic rituals

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence

Note: Object of 'prāpnoti'

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prāp

present tense, third person singular, active voice

lat, Parasmaipada, 3rd singular

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human being, man, descendant of Manu

derivative from Manu

Note: Subject of 'prāpnoti'

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