महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-57

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र भर्तृस्थानमनुत्तमम् ।
यत्र देवो महासेनो नित्यं संनिहितो नृपः ॥५७॥

57. tato gaccheta rājendra bhartṛsthānamanuttamam ,
yatra devo mahāseno nityaṁ saṁnihito nṛpaḥ.

57. tataḥ gaccheta rājendra bhartṛsthānam anuttamam
yatra devaḥ mahāsenaḥ nityam saṃnihitaḥ nṛpaḥ

57. Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent place of Bhartṛ, where the god Mahāsena, the king, is always present.

57. הו מלך המלכים, אחר כך ילך אל בְּהַרְטְרְסְטְהָאנַה שאין נעלה ממנו, מקום שבו האל מַהָאסֵנַה נמצא תמיד.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings (O king of kings, O best of kings)

• भर्तृस्थानम् (bhartṛsthānam) - the place associated with Bhartṛ (Kartikeya) (the place of Bhartṛ)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent (unsurpassed, excellent, best)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity)

• महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahāsena (referring to Kartikeya) (Mahāsena (name of Kartikeya), having a great army)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternally)

• संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - present (present, near, placed, deposited)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (as a title for Mahāsena/Kartikeya) (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

optative active 3rd singular

from root √gam, ātmanepada ending for optative

Root: gam (class 1)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings (O king of kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, best of kings, chief of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – Indra (name of a god), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

भर्तृस्थानम् (bhartṛsthānam) - the place associated with Bhartṛ (Kartikeya) (the place of Bhartṛ)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhartṛsthāna

bhartṛsthāna - place of a master/lord (here, likely referring to Kartikeya/Mahāsena)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+sthāna)

• bhartṛ – master, lord, maintainer
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• sthāna – place, position, abode
  noun (neuter)
  from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent (unsurpassed, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, best

na + uttama

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (na+uttama)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of ud-tṛ

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

from √div

Root: div (class 4)

महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahāsena (referring to Kartikeya) (Mahāsena (name of Kartikeya), having a great army)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsena

mahāsena - Mahāsena (a name of Kartikeya, the god of war), having a great army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+senā)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternally)

(indeclinable)

accusative neuter singular used as adverb

Note: Can also be seen as accusative neuter singular of adjective 'nitya', used adverbially.

संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - present (present, near, placed, deposited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnihita

saṁnihita - present, near, placed, deposited

Past Passive Participle

from √dhā with sam-ni-

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (as a title for Mahāsena/Kartikeya) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

from nṛ + √pā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian (suffix from √pā)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

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