महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-18

यत्रासौ ब्रह्मशालेति पुण्या ख्याता विशां पते ।
धूतपाप्मभिराकीर्णा पुण्यं तस्याश्च दर्शनम् ॥१८॥

18. yatrāsau brahmaśāleti puṇyā khyātā viśāṁ pate ,
dhūtapāpmabhirākīrṇā puṇyaṁ tasyāśca darśanam.

18. yatra asau brahmaśālā iti puṇyā khyātā viśām pate
dhūtapāpmabhiḥ ākīrṇā puṇyam tasyāḥ ca darśanam

18. O lord of men, where that sacred place renowned as Brahmaśālā is famous and filled with those whose sins have been cleansed; and indeed, the sight of it is sacred.

18. ושם היא (בְּהָאגִירַטְהִי) מכונה בְּרַהְמַשָׁאלָה הקדושה, הו אדון בני האדם, והיא מלאה באנשים שחטאיהם נעלמו, ומעשה זכות הוא לראות אותה.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• असौ (asau) - that (referring to brahmaśālā) (that (feminine/masculine nominative singular, demonstrative pronoun))

• ब्रह्मशाला (brahmaśālā) - a specific sacred place named Brahmaśālā (Brahma's hall, a sacred hall of learning or sacrifice)

• इति (iti) - named (used to indicate the name 'Brahmaśālā') (thus, in this manner, so, (marks a quotation or title))

• पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy, sacred, virtuous

• ख्याता (khyātā) - famous, renowned, known

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of men, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O ruler

• धूतपाप्मभिः (dhūtapāpmabhiḥ) - by those whose sins are washed away

• आकीर्णा (ākīrṇā) - filled, covered, spread

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (Brahmaśālā) (of her, of it)

• च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, vision, seeing, doctrine

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

indeclinable adverb of place

असौ (asau) - that (referring to brahmaśālā) (that (feminine/masculine nominative singular, demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

demonstrative pronoun

ब्रह्मशाला (brahmaśālā) - a specific sacred place named Brahmaśālā (Brahma's hall, a sacred hall of learning or sacrifice)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmaśālā

brahmaśālā - Brahma's hall, a sacred hall of learning or sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+śālā)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred knowledge, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
• śālā – hall, house, shed, school
  noun (feminine)

इति (iti) - named (used to indicate the name 'Brahmaśālā') (thus, in this manner, so, (marks a quotation or title))

(indeclinable)

particle

पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy, sacred, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, virtuous, meritorious

Note: modifies Brahmaśālā

ख्याता (khyātā) - famous, renowned, known

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

from root khyā (to be known, to tell)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: modifies Brahmaśālā

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of men, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, mankind

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

धूतपाप्मभिः (dhūtapāpmabhiḥ) - by those whose sins are washed away

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhūtapāpman

dhūtapāpman - one whose sins are washed away

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūta+pāpman)

• dhūta – shaken, washed, cleansed, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhū (to shake, to agitate, to purify)
  Root: dhū (class 5)
• pāpman – sin, evil, guilt
  noun (masculine)

आकीर्णा (ākīrṇā) - filled, covered, spread

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākīrṇa

ākīrṇa - filled, covered, spread, crowded

Past Passive Participle

from root kīr (to scatter) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: modifies Brahmaśālā

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, virtuous, meritorious

Note: modifies darśanam

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (Brahmaśālā) (of her, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

demonstrative pronoun

च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunctive particle

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, vision, seeing, doctrine

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - sight, vision, seeing, appearance, doctrine

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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