महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-36

सर्वदेवह्रदे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
जातिमात्रह्रदे स्नात्वा भवेज्जातिस्मरो नरः ॥३६॥

36. sarvadevahrade snātvā gosahasraphalaṁ labhet ,
jātimātrahrade snātvā bhavejjātismaro naraḥ.

36. sarvadevahrade snātvā gosahasraphalam labhet
jātimātrahrade snātvā bhavet jātismaraḥ naraḥ

36. By bathing in the lake of all gods, one obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows. By bathing in the Jātimātra lake, a person would become one who remembers previous lives.

36. מי שרוחץ באגם סַרְוַדֵוַהְרַדַה זוכה בפרי מתן אלף פרות, ומי שרוחץ באגם ג׳ָאטִימָאטְרַהְרַדַה נעשה אדם הזוכר את לידותיו הקודמות.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वदेवह्रदे (sarvadevahrade) - in the lake of all gods

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the merit equivalent to giving a thousand cows (the merit of a thousand cows (or giving a thousand cows))

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

• जातिमात्रह्रदे (jātimātrahrade) - in the lake named Jātimātra (in the Jātimātra lake (a specific lake name))

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• भवेत् (bhavet) - one would become, one would be

• जातिस्मरः (jātismaraḥ) - one who remembers past births/lives

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वदेवह्रदे (sarvadevahrade) - in the lake of all gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvadevahrada

sarvadevahrada - lake of all gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+deva+hrada)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• hrada – lake, pool, deep part of a river
  noun (masculine)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root √snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the merit equivalent to giving a thousand cows (the merit of a thousand cows (or giving a thousand cows))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gosahasraphala

gosahasraphala - the fruit/merit of a thousand cows

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+sahasra+phala)

• go – cow, ox, cattle, ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, merit
  noun (neuter)

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

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

from root √labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

जातिमात्रह्रदे (jātimātrahrade) - in the lake named Jātimātra (in the Jātimātra lake (a specific lake name))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jātimātrahrada

jātimātrahrada - the Jātimātra lake, lake of just birth

Compound type : tatpurusha (jātimātra+hrada)

• jātimātra – mere birth, only caste/species
  noun (neuter)
• hrada – lake, pool
  noun (masculine)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root √snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - one would become, one would be

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

from root √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

जातिस्मरः (jātismaraḥ) - one who remembers past births/lives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātismara

jātismara - remembering former births/lives

Compound of jāti (birth) and smara (remembering, from √smṛ)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāti+smara)

• jāti – birth, species, class, caste
  noun (feminine)
• smara – remembering, memory, love (as deity)
  noun (masculine)
  From root √smṛ (to remember)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

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