महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-61

तत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् ।
नियतात्मा नरः पूतो गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥६१॥

61. tatropaspṛśya rājendra kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam ,
niyatātmā naraḥ pūto gaccheta paramāṁ gatim.

61. tatra upaspṛśya rājendra kṛtvā ca api pradakṣiṇam
niyatātmā naraḥ pūtaḥ gacchet paramām gatim

61. O king of kings (rājendra), having bathed there and also performed a circumambulation, a person with a disciplined mind (ātman), being purified, would attain the supreme state.

61. הו מלך המלכים, האדם בעל הנפש המרוסנת שירחץ שם ויקיף את המקום, יטהר וילך אל היעד העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having bathed in the well/sacred waters mentioned in the previous verse (having touched (water), having bathed, having performed ablutions)

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

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed, having made

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation, clockwise movement

• नियतात्मा (niyatātmā) - one whose self/mind is controlled/disciplined

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, cleansed, holy

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one would attain (one should go, one may attain)

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिम् (gatim) - supreme state or destination, often implying liberation (mokṣa) (state, destination, goal, path)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having bathed in the well/sacred waters mentioned in the previous verse (having touched (water), having bathed, having performed ablutions)

(indeclinable)

Gerund

Formed from `upa` + root `spṛś` with `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: absolutive

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

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

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

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed, having made

(indeclinable)

Gerund

Formed from root `kṛ` with `ktvā` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: absolutive

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation, clockwise movement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - clockwise, auspicious, circumambulation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+dakṣiṇa)

• pra – forward, onward, commencement, excellence
  indeclinable
• dakṣiṇa – right, south, skillful, respectful
  adjective (neuter)

Note: adverbial accusative

नियतात्मा (niyatātmā) - one whose self/mind is controlled/disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatātman

niyatātman - one whose self (ātman) is controlled/disciplined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+ātman)

• niyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `ni` + root `yam` with `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to `naraḥ`

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, cleansed, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūta

pūta - purified, cleansed, holy, pure

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `pū` with `kta` suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Refers to `naraḥ`

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one would attain (one should go, one may attain)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada.

Root: gam (class 1)

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Refers to `gatim`

गतिम् (gatim) - supreme state or destination, often implying liberation (mokṣa) (state, destination, goal, path)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - state, destination, goal, path, movement

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