महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-7

माठरस्य वनं पुण्यं बहुमूलफलं शिवम् ।
यूपश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ वरुणस्रोतसे गिरौ ॥७॥

7. māṭharasya vanaṁ puṇyaṁ bahumūlaphalaṁ śivam ,
yūpaśca bharataśreṣṭha varuṇasrotase girau.

7. māṭharasya vanam puṇyam bahumūlaphalam śivam
| yūpaḥ ca bharataśreṣṭha varuṇasrotase girau

7. O best of the Bharatas (bharataśreṣṭha), (there is) the sacred (puṇyam), auspicious (śivam) forest of Māṭhara, which is abundant with roots and fruits, and also a sacrificial post (yūpaḥ) on the mountain at Varuṇasrotas.

7. (שם נמצא) היער הקדוש והמבורך של מָאתְהַרַה, עשיר בשורשים ובפירות, והו אדם דגול מצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, בהר וַרוּנַסְרוֹטַס נמצא עמוד הטקס (יוּפַּה).

Words meanings summery:

• माठरस्य (māṭharasya) - of Māṭhara

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

• बहुमूलफलम् (bahumūlaphalam) - rich in roots and fruits, abundant with roots and fruits

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

• यूपः (yūpaḥ) - sacrificial post

• च (ca) - and, also

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

• वरुणस्रोतसे (varuṇasrotase) - at Varuṇasrotas (referring to a location associated with a mountain) (for/to Varuṇasrotas (a particular stream or source))

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

Words meanings and morphology

माठरस्य (māṭharasya) - of Māṭhara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of māṭhara

māṭhara - Name of a sage or a person associated with the forest

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

बहुमूलफलम् (bahumūlaphalam) - rich in roots and fruits, abundant with roots and fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahumūlaphala

bahumūlaphala - having many roots and fruits

Compound: bahu (many) + mūla (root) + phala (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+mūla+phala)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous; a name of Shiva

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

यूपः (yūpaḥ) - sacrificial post

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūpa

yūpa - sacrificial post (to which the victim is tied)

Root: yup (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas (a royal dynasty/clan)

Compound: bharata (name of a dynasty/people) + śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from a root implying praise or excellence.

वरुणस्रोतसे (varuṇasrotase) - at Varuṇasrotas (referring to a location associated with a mountain) (for/to Varuṇasrotas (a particular stream or source))

(proper noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of varuṇasrotas

varuṇasrotas - the source/stream of Varuṇa, name of a place

Compound: varuṇa (deity Varuṇa) + srotas (stream, source).

Compound type : tatpurusha (varuṇa+srotas)

• varuṇa – Varuṇa (a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• srotas – stream, current, source, channel
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sru (to flow)
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Used here to indicate a location, akin to a locative 'at/near Varuṇasrotas'.

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṝ (class 6)

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