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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-93, verse-3

तत्र देवान्पितॄन्विप्रांस्तर्पयित्वा पुनः पुनः ।
कन्यातीर्थेऽश्वतीर्थे च गवां तीर्थे च कौरवाः ॥३॥
3. tatra devānpitṝnviprāṁstarpayitvā punaḥ punaḥ ,
kanyātīrthe'śvatīrthe ca gavāṁ tīrthe ca kauravāḥ.
3. tatra devān pitṝn viprān tarpayitvā punaḥ punaḥ
kanyātīrthe aśvatīrthe ca gavām tīrthe ca kauravāḥ
3. There, the Kauravas (Pāṇḍavas), having repeatedly propitiated the gods, ancestors (pitṛs), and brahmins (vipras), also performed rites at Kanyātīrtha, Aśvatīrtha, and Gavāṃ Tīrtha.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - in Naimiṣāraṇya or along Gomati River (there, in that place)
  • देवान् (devān) - gods, deities
  • पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers, deceased progenitors (pitṛs)
  • विप्रान् (viprān) - brahmins, inspired ones, learned priests (vipras)
  • तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied, having propitiated
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, repeatedly
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, repeatedly
  • कन्यातीर्थे (kanyātīrthe) - at Kanyātīrtha (a sacred bathing place for maidens)
  • अश्वतीर्थे (aśvatīrthe) - at Aśvatīrtha (a sacred bathing place for horses)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, pertaining to cows
  • तीर्थे (tīrthe) - (at) Gavāṃ Tīrtha (lit. 'Cows' Ford') (at the sacred place, at the pilgrimage site)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - here referring to the Pāṇḍavas, who are also descendants of Kuru (the Kauravas (descendants of Kuru))

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in Naimiṣāraṇya or along Gomati River (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
देवान् (devān) - gods, deities
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
Root: div (class 4)
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers, deceased progenitors (pitṛs)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather (pitṛ)
विप्रान् (viprān) - brahmins, inspired ones, learned priests (vipras)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - brahmin, inspired, wise, learned priest (vipra)
तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied, having propitiated
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
formed from the causative of root tṛp (to satisfy, delight)
Root: tṛp (class 10)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
Note: repetition emphasizes 'again and again'
कन्यातीर्थे (kanyātīrthe) - at Kanyātīrtha (a sacred bathing place for maidens)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kanyātīrtha
kanyātīrtha - Kanyātīrtha (a specific pilgrimage site, lit. 'maiden's ford')
Tatpuruṣa compound: kanyā (maiden) + tīrtha (pilgrimage site)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyā+tīrtha)
  • kanyā – maiden, virgin, girl
    noun (feminine)
  • tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place (tīrtha), holy water
    noun (neuter)
    Root: tṝ (class 1)
अश्वतीर्थे (aśvatīrthe) - at Aśvatīrtha (a sacred bathing place for horses)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of aśvatīrtha
aśvatīrtha - Aśvatīrtha (a specific pilgrimage site, lit. 'horse's ford')
Tatpuruṣa compound: aśva (horse) + tīrtha (pilgrimage site)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+tīrtha)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place (tīrtha), holy water
    noun (neuter)
    Root: tṝ (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, pertaining to cows
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth
तीर्थे (tīrthe) - (at) Gavāṃ Tīrtha (lit. 'Cows' Ford') (at the sacred place, at the pilgrimage site)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha
tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place (tīrtha), holy water
Root: tṝ (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - here referring to the Pāṇḍavas, who are also descendants of Kuru (the Kauravas (descendants of Kuru))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru; often used for the Pāṇḍavas and Dhārtarāṣṭras