महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-12

पुष्पवत्यामुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।
गोसहस्रफलं विन्द्यात्कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥१२॥

12. puṣpavatyāmupaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ ,
gosahasraphalaṁ vindyātkulaṁ caiva samuddharet.

12. puṣpavatyām upaspṛśya trirātropoṣitaḥ naraḥ
gosahasraphalam vindyāt kulam ca eva samuddharet

12. A man who bathes at Puṣpavatī and fasts for three nights obtains the merit of donating a thousand cows and indeed uplifts his entire lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पवत्याम् (puṣpavatyām) - in Puṣpavatī (a holy river/place)

• उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having bathed, having touched (holy water)

• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātropoṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man

• गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the fruit/merit of a thousand cows

• विन्द्यात् (vindyāt) - he should obtain, he should know

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• समुद्धरेत् (samuddharet) - he should uplift, he should deliver

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पवत्याम् (puṣpavatyām) - in Puṣpavatī (a holy river/place)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of puṣpavatī

puṣpavatī - having flowers, name of a river or holy place

उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having bathed, having touched (holy water)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

formed from prefix 'upa' with root 'spṛś' and suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātropoṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trirātropoṣita

trirātropoṣita - one who has fasted for three nights

Compound type : bahuvrihi (trirātra+upoṣita)

• trirātra – a period of three nights
  noun (neuter)
• upoṣita – having fasted, one who has fasted
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  formed from prefix 'upa' with root 'vas' (to dwell/fast) and participle suffix 'kta'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the fruit/merit of a thousand cows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gosahasraphala

gosahasraphala - the merit/result of (donating) a thousand cows

Compound type : tatpurusha (gosahasra+phala)

• gosahasra – a thousand cows
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, merit
  noun (neuter)

विन्द्यात् (vindyāt) - he should obtain, he should know

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 6)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, clan, lineage, race

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

समुद्धरेत् (samuddharet) - he should uplift, he should deliver

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)