महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-26

तत एव तु गायत्र्याः स्थानं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ।
त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥२६॥

26. tata eva tu gāyatryāḥ sthānaṁ trailokyaviśrutam ,
trirātramuṣitastatra gosahasraphalaṁ labhet.

26. tataḥ eva tu gāyatryāḥ sthānam trailokyaviśrutam
trirātram uṣitaḥ tatra gosahasraphalam labhet

26. From that very place, the abode of Gāyatrī, renowned throughout the three worlds, is [accessible]. One who stays there for three nights would obtain the merit of [donating] a thousand cows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that (place previously mentioned) (from there, thence, then)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (only, indeed, just)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गायत्र्याः (gāyatryāḥ) - of Gāyatrī (the goddess, associated with the sacred mantra) (of Gāyatrī (a sacred Vedic meter or a goddess))

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode (place, abode, station)

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् (trailokyaviśrutam) - famous throughout the three worlds

• त्रिरात्रम् (trirātram) - for a period of three nights (for three nights, a period of three nights)

• उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - one who has resided (there) (having resided, having dwelt; one who has fasted)

• तत्र (tatra) - (at that place, the abode of Gāyatrī) (there, in that place)

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

• लभेत् (labhet) - one would obtain (one would obtain, might obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (place previously mentioned) (from there, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' + 'tas' suffix indicating 'from'

एव (eva) - indeed, very (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

गायत्र्याः (gāyatryāḥ) - of Gāyatrī (the goddess, associated with the sacred mantra) (of Gāyatrī (a sacred Vedic meter or a goddess))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gāyatrī

gāyatrī - Gāyatrī (a sacred Vedic meter, a Vedic hymn, a goddess)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode (place, abode, station)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, site, position, condition

From root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative or accusative (subject of an implied verb 'is').

त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् (trailokyaviśrutam) - famous throughout the three worlds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trailokyaviśruta

trailokyaviśruta - famous, renowned in the three worlds

Tatpurusha compound: 'trailokya' (three worlds) + 'viśruta' (famous)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (trailokya+viśruta)

• trailokya – the three worlds (heaven, earth, lower regions)
  noun (neuter)
  Dvigu compound: tri (three) + loka (world)
• viśruta – famous, renowned, heard of
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śru' (to hear) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Adjective describing 'sthānam'.

त्रिरात्रम् (trirātram) - for a period of three nights (for three nights, a period of three nights)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trirātra

trirātra - three nights, a period of three nights

Dvigu compound: tri (three) + rātra (night)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+rātra)

• tri – three
  numeral
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative used adverbially to denote duration of time.

उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - one who has resided (there) (having resided, having dwelt; one who has fasted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣita

uṣita - resided, dwelt; fasted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vas' (to dwell, to fast). 'va' becomes 'u' in this form.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Functions as the subject of the implied verb 'is' or 'becomes', referring to 'one who has resided'.

तत्र (tatra) - (at that place, the abode of Gāyatrī) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' + 'tra' suffix indicating place

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gosahasraphala

gosahasraphala - the fruit or merit of a thousand cows

Tatpurusha compound: 'go' (cow) + 'sahasra' (thousand) + 'phala' (fruit/result)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+sahasra+phala)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, merit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'labhet'.

लभेत् (labhet) - one would obtain (one would obtain, might obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of labh

Optative Mood

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' or 'a person'.