महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-1

धौम्य उवाच ।
उदीच्यां राजशार्दूल दिशि पुण्यानि यानि वै ।
तानि ते कीर्तयिष्यामि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥१॥

1. dhaumya uvāca ,
udīcyāṁ rājaśārdūla diśi puṇyāni yāni vai ,
tāni te kīrtayiṣyāmi puṇyānyāyatanāni ca.

1. dhaumya uvāca udīcyām rāja-śārdūla diśi puṇyāni
yāni vai tāni te kīrtayiṣyāmi puṇyāni āyatanāni ca

1. Dhaumya said: 'O tiger among kings, I shall indeed describe to you those holy places and sacred abodes that are in the northern direction.'

1. דְהַאוּמְיַה אמר, הו נמר בין המלכים, אספר לך על המקומות הקדושים שבאזור הצפון ועל המשכנות הקדושים.

Words meanings summery:

• धौम्य (dhaumya) - Dhaumya (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• उदीच्याम् (udīcyām) - in the northern (direction)

• राज-शार्दूल (rāja-śārdūla) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed by Dhaumya) (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

• दिशि (diśi) - in the direction, in the quarter

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy places (holy, sacred; virtuous; meritorious deeds; holy places)

• यानि (yāni) - which, those which

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• तानि (tāni) - those

• ते (te) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (to you, for you)

• कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I shall describe, I shall recount

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - sacred (describing abodes) (holy, sacred)

• आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - abodes, shrines, holy places, resorts

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

धौम्य (dhaumya) - Dhaumya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya (name of the family priest of the Pāṇḍavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उदीच्याम् (udīcyām) - in the northern (direction)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of udīcyā

udīcyā - northern, belonging to the north

राज-शार्दूल (rāja-śārdūla) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed by Dhaumya) (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - king-tiger (metaphor for best among kings)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; chief, eminent (often used as suffix in compounds for 'best')
  noun (masculine)

दिशि (diśi) - in the direction, in the quarter

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy places (holy, sacred; virtuous; meritorious deeds; holy places)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, pure; virtuous, righteous; merit, virtue, good deed

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to 'holy places'.

यानि (yāni) - which, those which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

ते (te) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I shall describe, I shall recount

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kīrt

causative/denominal verb

From root kṛt ('to cut') or nominal 'kīrti' ('fame'); 10th class verb.

Root: kṛt (class 10)

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - sacred (describing abodes) (holy, sacred)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, pure; virtuous, righteous; merit, virtue, good deed

Note: Adjective modifying 'āyatanāni'.

आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - abodes, shrines, holy places, resorts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āyatana

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

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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