महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-88, verse-28
एतानि राजन्पुण्यानि पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते ।
कीर्तितानि नरश्रेष्ठ तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥२८॥
कीर्तितानि नरश्रेष्ठ तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥२८॥
28. etāni rājanpuṇyāni pṛthivyāṁ pṛthivīpate ,
kīrtitāni naraśreṣṭha tīrthānyāyatanāni ca.
kīrtitāni naraśreṣṭha tīrthānyāyatanāni ca.
28.
etāni rājan puṇyāni pṛthivyām pṛthivīpate
kīrtitāni naraśreṣṭha tīrthāni āyatanāni ca
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.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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)