महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-23

तिसृष्वन्यासु पुण्यानि दिक्षु तीर्थानि मे शृणु ।
सरितः पर्वतांश्चैव पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥२३॥

23. tisṛṣvanyāsu puṇyāni dikṣu tīrthāni me śṛṇu ,
saritaḥ parvatāṁścaiva puṇyānyāyatanāni ca.

23. tisṛṣu anyāsu puṇyāni dikṣu tīrthāni me śṛṇu
saritaḥ parvatān ca eva puṇyāni āyatanāni ca

23. Now, listen to me concerning the sacred places, rivers, mountains, and holy shrines located in the other three directions.

Words meanings summery:

• तिसृषु (tisṛṣu) - in the three

• अन्यासु (anyāsu) - in the other

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - Refers to tīrthāni and āyatanāni in the verse. (holy, sacred, meritorious)

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places, fords, holy bathing places

• मे (me) - (listen) from me (dative/genitive of 'aham' used with śṛṇu for 'listen from me' or 'listen to what I say') (to me, for me, my, from me)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains

• च (ca) - and

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

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - Refers to āyatanāni in the verse. (holy, sacred, meritorious)

• आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines, temples, sacred resorts

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तिसृषु (tisṛṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with anyāsu and dikṣu.

अन्यासु (anyāsu) - in the other

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with tisṛṣu and dikṣu.

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - Refers to tīrthāni and āyatanāni in the verse. (holy, sacred, meritorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, meritorious, pure, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Also accusative plural. Appears twice, modifying tīrthāni and āyatanāni.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

from diś (to point, show)

Root: diś (class 6)

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places, fords, holy bathing places

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, shrine, holy water, teacher

from tṝ (to cross) + tha

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural, as direct object of śṛṇu.

मे (me) - (listen) from me (dative/genitive of 'aham' used with śṛṇu for 'listen from me' or 'listen to what I say') (to me, for me, my, from me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Also genitive singular. Here, often used as dative with verbs like śṛṇu.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

from sṛ (to flow) + it (kvip suffix)

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural, as direct object of śṛṇu.

पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

Note: Direct object of śṛṇu.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - Refers to āyatanāni in the verse. (holy, sacred, meritorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, meritorious, pure, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Also nominative plural. Agrees with āyatanāni.

आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines, temples, sacred resorts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āyatana

āyatana - abode, dwelling, seat, sacred place, temple, shrine

from ā-yat (to stretch out, extend)

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Also nominative plural. Direct object of śṛṇu.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)