महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-10

गङ्गा यत्र नदी पुण्या यस्यास्तीरे भगीरथः ।
अयजत्तात बहुभिः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥१०॥

10. gaṅgā yatra nadī puṇyā yasyāstīre bhagīrathaḥ ,
ayajattāta bahubhiḥ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ.

10. gaṅgā yatra nadī puṇyā yasyāḥ tīre bhagīrathaḥ
ayajat tāta bahubhiḥ kratubhiḥ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ

10. O father, where the sacred river Gaṅgā flows, on whose bank Bhagīratha performed many sacrifices (kratu) offering abundant fees (dakṣiṇā).

10. ושם זורם נהר גַנְגָה הקדוש, שעל גדתו, הו יקירי, ערך בְּהַגִירַטְהַא טקסים וודיים רבים עם תשלומי נדבה גדולים.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (the sacred river)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• नदी (nadī) - river

• पुण्या (puṇyā) - sacred, holy, pure

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of which

• तीरे (tīre) - on the bank, shore

• भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (a legendary king)

• अयजत् (ayajat) - worshipped, sacrificed

• तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many, by many

• क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices

• भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant sacrificial fees; having many offerings

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (the sacred river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the Gaṅgā river (Ganges)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

पुण्या (puṇyā) - sacred, holy, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, auspicious, meritorious, righteous

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

तीरे (tīre) - on the bank, shore

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, margin

भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (a legendary king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - Bhagīratha (a king of the Solar dynasty, who brought the river Gaṅgā to earth)

अयजत् (ayajat) - worshipped, sacrificed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; dear one (term of endearment or respect)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many, by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual act, strength, power, intelligence, understanding

भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant sacrificial fees; having many offerings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūridakṣiṇa

bhūridakṣiṇa - having abundant sacrificial fees, rich in gifts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+dakṣiṇā)

• bhūri – much, abundant, numerous
  adjective (neuter)
• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift, donation
  noun (feminine)

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