महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-28

एतानि राजन्पुण्यानि पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते ।
कीर्तितानि नरश्रेष्ठ तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥२८॥

28. etāni rājanpuṇyāni pṛthivyāṁ pṛthivīpate ,
kīrtitāni naraśreṣṭha tīrthānyāyatanāni ca.

28. etāni rājan puṇyāni pṛthivyām pṛthivīpate
kīrtitāni naraśreṣṭha tīrthāni āyatanāni ca

28. O King, O best among men, O lord of the earth, these sacred pilgrimage sites (tīrtha) and sanctuaries on earth have been enumerated.

28. אלה, הו מלך, הו שליט הארץ, המקומות הקדושים בארץ. מניתי אותם, הו מיטב בני האדם, את המקומות לעלייה לרגל ואת המשכנות.

Words meanings summery:

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - refers to the sacred nature of the pilgrimage sites and sanctuaries (sacred, meritorious)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth

• कीर्तितानि (kīrtitāni) - recounted, declared, celebrated

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy bathing places, pilgrimage sites

• आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - sanctuaries, temples, abodes

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - refers to the sacred nature of the pilgrimage sites and sanctuaries (sacred, meritorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy; merit, virtue

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

कीर्तितानि (kīrtitāni) - recounted, declared, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - recounted, declared, proclaimed, celebrated

past passive participle

formed from root kīrt (to praise, proclaim)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy bathing places, pilgrimage sites

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, pilgrimage site

Root: tṝ (class 1)

आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - sanctuaries, temples, abodes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āyatana

āyatana - place, abode, seat, sanctuary, temple

from root yat with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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