महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-10

अशोकतीर्थं मर्त्येषु कौन्तेय बहुलाश्रमम् ।
अगस्त्यतीर्थं पाण्ड्येषु वारुणं च युधिष्ठिर ॥१०॥

10. aśokatīrthaṁ martyeṣu kaunteya bahulāśramam ,
agastyatīrthaṁ pāṇḍyeṣu vāruṇaṁ ca yudhiṣṭhira.

10. aśokatīrtham martyeṣu kaunteya bahulāśramam
agastyatīrtham pāṇḍyeṣu vāruṇam ca yudhiṣṭhira

10. O son of Kunti (Arjuna), among mortals there is Aśokatīrtha, a sacred bathing place with many hermitages. And among the Pāṇḍyas, O Yudhiṣṭhira, there are Agastyatīrtha and Vāruṇatīrtha.

10. הו בן קוּנְטִי, בקרב בני התמותה נמצא מקום העלייה לרגל אַשׁוֹקַטִירְטְהַא, ובו משכנות רבים. בקרב הפָּאנְדְיַה נמצא מקום העלייה לרגל של אַגַסְטְיַה, וכן של וַרוּנַה, הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अशोकतीर्थम् (aśokatīrtham) - the holy bathing place (tīrtha) called Aśoka (Aśokatīrtha; the sacred bathing place named Aśoka)

• मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals; among humans

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti; O Arjuna)

• बहुलाश्रमम् (bahulāśramam) - having many hermitages (āśramas) (having many hermitages; with numerous āśramas)

• अगस्त्यतीर्थम् (agastyatīrtham) - the holy bathing place (tīrtha) of the sage Agastya (Agastyatīrtha; the sacred bathing place of Agastya)

• पाण्ड्येषु (pāṇḍyeṣu) - in the Pāṇḍya kingdom or among its people (among the Pāṇḍyas; in the land of the Pāṇḍyas)

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - Vāruṇatīrtha (a sacred bathing place dedicated to Varuṇa) (Vāruṇa; related to Varuṇa; belonging to Varuṇa)

• च (ca) - and; also

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

Words meanings and morphology

अशोकतीर्थम् (aśokatīrtham) - the holy bathing place (tīrtha) called Aśoka (Aśokatīrtha; the sacred bathing place named Aśoka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśokatīrtha

aśokatīrtha - Aśoka's sacred bathing place; a holy site named Aśoka

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśoka+tīrtha)

• aśoka – Aśoka (a name); without sorrow
  proper noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – sacred bathing place; ford; pilgrimage site
  noun (neuter)

मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals; among humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal; human being

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti; O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Derived from Kunti (mother's name) + eya suffix

बहुलाश्रमम् (bahulāśramam) - having many hermitages (āśramas) (having many hermitages; with numerous āśramas)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahulāśrama

bahulāśrama - having many hermitages

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahula+āśrama)

• bahula – many; abundant; extensive
  adjective
• āśrama – hermitage; hermits' abode; stage of life
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'aśokatīrtham' implicitly.

अगस्त्यतीर्थम् (agastyatīrtham) - the holy bathing place (tīrtha) of the sage Agastya (Agastyatīrtha; the sacred bathing place of Agastya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agastyatīrtha

agastyatīrtha - Agastya's sacred bathing place; a holy site associated with Agastya

Compound type : tatpurusha (agastya+tīrtha)

• agastya – Agastya (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – sacred bathing place; ford; pilgrimage site
  noun (neuter)

पाण्ड्येषु (pāṇḍyeṣu) - in the Pāṇḍya kingdom or among its people (among the Pāṇḍyas; in the land of the Pāṇḍyas)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍya

pāṇḍya - a king of the Pāṇḍya dynasty; a native of the Pāṇḍya country

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - Vāruṇatīrtha (a sacred bathing place dedicated to Varuṇa) (Vāruṇa; related to Varuṇa; belonging to Varuṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - related to Varuṇa; belonging to Varuṇa; a descendant of Varuṇa

Note: Implied here as 'Vāruṇatīrtham', a sacred spot dedicated to Varuṇa.

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a name, lit. 'firm in battle')

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