महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-18

बिभेद तरसा गङ्गा गङ्गाद्वारे युधिष्ठिर ।
पुण्यं तत्ख्यायते राजन्ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् ॥१८॥

18. bibheda tarasā gaṅgā gaṅgādvāre yudhiṣṭhira ,
puṇyaṁ tatkhyāyate rājanbrahmarṣigaṇasevitam.

18. bibheda tarasā gaṅgā gaṅgādvare yudhiṣṭhira
puṇyam tat khyāyate rājan brahmarṣigaṇasevitam

18. At Gaṅgādvāra, O Yudhiṣṭhira, the Gaṅgā forcefully broke through. That sacred spot, O king, is famed for being frequented by multitudes of Brahmarṣis.

18. גַנְגָה פרצה אותו בעוצמה בגַנְגָאדְוָארַה, הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה. הו מלך, המקום הזה נחשב קדוש, וקבוצות של חוזים בכירים מבני הבְּרַהְמִינים שרתו בו.

Words meanings summery:

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke through

• तरसा (tarasā) - with force, by strength, quickly

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Gaṅgā

• गङ्गाद्वरे (gaṅgādvare) - at Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - that sacred place (sacred, holy, meritorious)

• तत् (tat) - that, that place

• ख्यायते (khyāyate) - is known, is famed, is called

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative) (O king)

• ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् (brahmarṣigaṇasevitam) - served by groups of Brahmarṣis

Words meanings and morphology

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke through

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Perfect active

From root √bhid (to split, class 7)

Root: bhid (class 7)

तरसा (tarasā) - with force, by strength, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, strength, speed

Root: tṛ (class 1)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

Root: gam

Note: Subject of 'bibheda'.

गङ्गाद्वरे (gaṅgādvare) - at Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gaṅgādvāra

gaṅgādvāra - Gaṅgādvāra (lit. 'Gate of the Gaṅgā', modern Haridwar)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+dvāra)

• gaṅgā – the river Gaṅgā
  proper noun (feminine)
• dvāra – gate, door
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dvā

Note: A specific holy place.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

Note: Interlocutor.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - that sacred place (sacred, holy, meritorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that, that place

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of 'khyāyate'.

ख्यायते (khyāyate) - is known, is famed, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of khyā

Present middle

From root √khyā (to see, to tell, to be known, class 2) in passive voice

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: The passive construction of `khyā`.

राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् (brahmarṣigaṇasevitam) - served by groups of Brahmarṣis

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmarṣigaṇasevita

brahmarṣigaṇasevita - frequented/served by groups of Brahmarṣis

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmarṣi+gaṇa+sevita)

• brahmarṣi – Brahmin sage (ṛṣi)
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)
• sevita – served, worshipped, attended, frequented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √sev (to serve, attend)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tat' (the place).

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