महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-8

महानदी च तत्रैव तथा गयशिरोऽनघ ।
यत्रासौ कीर्त्यते विप्रैरक्षय्यकरणो वटः ।
यत्र दत्तं पितृभ्योऽन्नमक्षय्यं भवति प्रभो ॥८॥

8. mahānadī ca tatraiva tathā gayaśiro'nagha ,
yatrāsau kīrtyate viprairakṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ ,
yatra dattaṁ pitṛbhyo'nnamakṣayyaṁ bhavati prabho.

8. mahānadī ca tatra eva tathā gayaśiraḥ
anagha yatra asau kīrtyate vipraiḥ
akṣayyakaraṇaḥ vaṭaḥ yatra dattam
pitṛbhyaḥ annam akṣayyam bhavati prabho

8. O faultless one, the great river and Gayaśira are also there. It is where that imperishable (akṣayya) banyan tree, which grants everlasting results, is praised by Brahmins. O lord, there, food offered to the ancestors becomes imperishable (akṣayya).

8. ושם גם נמצאים נהר מַהָאנַדִי וגַיַשִׁירַס, הו חף מפשע, ושם הבניאן שבְּרַהְמִינִים משבחים אותו בשם אַקְשַׁיְּיַקַרַנַה (מעניק הנצחיות), ובו האוכל שנותנים לאבות הקדמונים נעשה בלתי כלה, הו אדון.

Words meanings summery:

• महानदी (mahānadī) - great river

• च (ca) - and

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, also

• गयशिरः (gayaśiraḥ) - Gayaśira (head of Gaya, a sacred place)

• अनघ (anagha) - an address to the listener, implying moral purity, often used for kings or respected individuals (O faultless one, O sinless one)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• असौ (asau) - that (famous/well-known banyan tree) (that (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

• कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is praised, is celebrated, is declared

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by inspired ones

• अक्षय्यकरणः (akṣayyakaraṇaḥ) - granting everlasting results for rituals performed there (causing imperishability, making everlasting)

• वटः (vaṭaḥ) - Banyan tree

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

• पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to the ancestors, to the fathers

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

• अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - imperishable, everlasting

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

महानदी (mahānadī) - great river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, also

(indeclinable)

गयशिरः (gayaśiraḥ) - Gayaśira (head of Gaya, a sacred place)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gayaśiras

gayaśiras - Gaya's head (a sacred place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaya+śiras)

• gaya – Gaya (a sacred city/mountain for ancestral rites)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

अनघ (anagha) - an address to the listener, implying moral purity, often used for kings or respected individuals (O faultless one, O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - faultless, sinless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nāgha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• nāgha – sin, fault
  noun (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that (famous/well-known banyan tree) (that (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Note: Refers to 'vaṭaḥ'

कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is praised, is celebrated, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kīrt

causative/denomative from kīrti

Root: kīrt (class 10)

विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by inspired ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise

अक्षय्यकरणः (akṣayyakaraṇaḥ) - granting everlasting results for rituals performed there (causing imperishability, making everlasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣayyakaraṇa

akṣayyakaraṇa - causing imperishability, making everlasting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣayya+karaṇa)

• akṣayya – imperishable, everlasting (akṣayya)
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṣi (to decay) with negation 'a'
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• karaṇa – causing, making, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वटः (vaṭaḥ) - Banyan tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṭa

vaṭa - Banyan tree, Ficus indica

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, offered

Past Passive Participle

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to the ancestors, to the fathers

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, sustenance

Past Passive Participle

from root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - imperishable, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣayya

akṣayya - imperishable, everlasting (akṣayya)

Gerundive

from root kṣi (to decay) with negation 'a'

Root: kṣi (class 5)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful

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