महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-79

दश तीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिकोट्यस्तथापराः ।
येषां सांनिध्यमत्रैव कीर्तितं कुरुनन्दन ॥७९॥

79. daśa tīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathāparāḥ ,
yeṣāṁ sāṁnidhyamatraiva kīrtitaṁ kurunandana.

79. daśa tīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyaḥ tathā aparāḥ
yeṣām sāṃnidhyam atra eva kīrtitam kurunandana

79. O delight of the Kurus, ten thousand sacred places (tīrthas) and also sixty million others, whose presence is indeed proclaimed right here.

79. הו שמחת הקוּרוּ, עשרת אלפים מקומות קדושים ועוד שישים קוֹטִי (שש מאות מיליון), נוכחותם של כולם מוזכרת כאן ושם בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• दश (daśa) - ten

• तीर्थसहस्राणि (tīrthasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sacred places, thousands of holy bathing sites

• षष्टिकोट्यः (ṣaṣṭikoṭyaḥ) - sixty crores, sixty million

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and, also

• अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, subsequent

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of which, whose

• सांनिध्यम् (sāṁnidhyam) - presence, proximity, immediacy

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - proclaimed, mentioned, celebrated

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Vocative, addressing Arjuna. (O delight of the Kurus, O Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

दश (daśa) - ten

(indeclinable)

तीर्थसहस्राणि (tīrthasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sacred places, thousands of holy bathing sites

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrthasahasra

tīrthasahasra - a thousand tīrthas (sacred places)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tīrtha+sahasra)

• tīrtha – a sacred place, holy bathing site, ford, passage
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

षष्टिकोट्यः (ṣaṣṭikoṭyaḥ) - sixty crores, sixty million

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ṣaṣṭikoṭi

ṣaṣṭikoṭi - sixty crores (sixty million)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṣaṣṭi+koṭi)

• ṣaṣṭi – sixty
  indeclinable
• koṭi – crore (ten million), edge, point, highest number
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and, also

(indeclinable)

अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, posterior

Note: Agrees with 'koṭyaḥ'.

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of which, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'tīrthasahasrāṇi' and 'ṣaṣṭikoṭyaḥ'.

सांनिध्यम् (sāṁnidhyam) - presence, proximity, immediacy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāṃnidhya

sāṁnidhya - presence, proximity, immediacy

Derived from 'sannidhi' with 'ṣyañ' suffix, creating an abstract noun.

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - proclaimed, mentioned, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - proclaimed, mentioned, celebrated, spoken of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise) with suffix -ita.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'sāṃnidhyam'. Can also be accusative singular.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Vocative, addressing Arjuna. (O delight of the Kurus, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, descendant of Kuru

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, the race descending from him
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

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