महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-13

शीततोयो बहुजलः पुण्यस्तात शिवश्च सः ।
ह्रदः परमदुष्प्रापो मानुषैरकृतात्मभिः ॥१३॥

13. śītatoyo bahujalaḥ puṇyastāta śivaśca saḥ ,
hradaḥ paramaduṣprāpo mānuṣairakṛtātmabhiḥ.

13. śītatoyaḥ bahujalaḥ puṇyaḥ tāta śivaḥ ca saḥ
hradaḥ paramaduṣprāpaḥ mānuṣaiḥ akṛtātmabhiḥ

13. O father, that lake has cool waters and abundant water; it is sacred and auspicious. It is extremely difficult to reach by those humans whose souls (ātman) are not pure.

13. (והוא) אגם קדוש ומבורך, מימיו קרים ורבים, הו יקירי, וקשה ביותר להגיע אליו לבני אדם שלא ריסנו את נפשם.

Words meanings summery:

• शीततोयः (śītatoyaḥ) - having cool waters; cool-watered

• बहुजलः (bahujalaḥ) - having abundant water; full of water

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred; holy; pure

• तात (tāta) - O father (a term of address often used respectfully for elders, or affectionately) (O father; O dear one; my child)

• शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious (auspicious; benevolent; Śiva)

• च (ca) - and; also

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the lake, 'hradaḥ') (he; that)

• ह्रदः (hradaḥ) - lake; deep pool; pond

• परमदुष्प्रापः (paramaduṣprāpaḥ) - extremely difficult to reach; very hard to attain

• मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by men; by humans

• अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those whose souls (ātman) are not purified or perfected (by those whose souls are not pure; by the unpurified)

Words meanings and morphology

शीततोयः (śītatoyaḥ) - having cool waters; cool-watered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śītatoya

śītatoya - having cool water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śīta+toya)

• śīta – cold; cool; chilly
  adjective
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'hradaḥ' (implied).

बहुजलः (bahujalaḥ) - having abundant water; full of water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahujala

bahujala - having much water; abundant in water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+jala)

• bahu – many; much; abundant
  adjective
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'hradaḥ' (implied).

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred; holy; pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred; holy; auspicious; virtuous; pure

Note: Modifies 'hradaḥ' (implied).

तात (tāta) - O father (a term of address often used respectfully for elders, or affectionately) (O father; O dear one; my child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

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

शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious (auspicious; benevolent; Śiva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious; propitious; benevolent; Śiva (the god)

Note: Modifies 'hradaḥ' (implied).

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the lake, 'hradaḥ') (he; that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; it

ह्रदः (hradaḥ) - lake; deep pool; pond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hrada

hrada - lake; deep pool; large pond

परमदुष्प्रापः (paramaduṣprāpaḥ) - extremely difficult to reach; very hard to attain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaduṣprāpa

paramaduṣprāpa - extremely difficult to obtain/reach

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+duṣprāpa)

• parama – supreme; highest; excellent; extreme
  adjective
• duṣprāpa – difficult to obtain; hard to reach
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: dus

Note: Modifies 'hradaḥ'.

मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by men; by humans

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human; man; belonging to man

अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those whose souls (ātman) are not purified or perfected (by those whose souls are not pure; by the unpurified)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - one whose soul (ātman) is not perfected; unrefined in spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (akṛta+ātman)

• a – not; un-; non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṛta – done; made; performed; purified; perfected
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self; soul; spirit; individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

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