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7,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-16, verse-34

नास्तिकानां च ये लोका येऽग्निहोरापितृत्यजाम् ।
तानाप्नुयामहे लोकान्ये च पापकृतामपि ॥३४॥
34. nāstikānāṁ ca ye lokā ye'gnihorāpitṛtyajām ,
tānāpnuyāmahe lokānye ca pāpakṛtāmapi.
34. nāstikānām ca ye lokāḥ ye agnihotra-pitṛtyajām
tān āpnuyāmahe lokān ye ca pāpakṛtām api
34. ca ye nāstikānām lokāḥ ye agnihotra-pitṛtyajām
ye ca pāpakṛtām api tān lokān āpnuyāmahe
34. We would attain those worlds that belong to atheists, and to those who abandon the Agnihotra (sacred fire ritual) and their ancestors (pitṛs), and also those of evildoers.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • नास्तिकानाम् (nāstikānām) - of atheists, of non-believers
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • ये (ye) - who, which, those who
  • लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people
  • ये (ye) - who, which, those who
  • अग्निहोत्र-पितृत्यजाम् (agnihotra-pitṛtyajām) - of those who abandon Agnihotra and ancestors
  • तान् (tān) - those, them
  • आप्नुयामहे (āpnuyāmahe) - we would attain, we might reach
  • लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms
  • ये (ye) - who, which, those who
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • पापकृताम् (pāpakṛtām) - of evildoers, of those who commit sin
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

नास्तिकानाम् (nāstikānām) - of atheists, of non-believers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nāstika
nāstika - one who denies the existence of God or the authority of the Vedas; an atheist; an unbeliever
From na + asti (it is not) + ika (suffix for agent/belonging)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, which, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what, that
Pronominal stem
Note: Refers to 'lokāḥ'.
लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, space, people, community
From root 'loc' (to see, shine)
Root: loc
Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'are'.
ये (ye) - who, which, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what, that
Pronominal stem
Note: Refers to 'lokāḥ'.
अग्निहोत्र-पितृत्यजाम् (agnihotra-pitṛtyajām) - of those who abandon Agnihotra and ancestors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of agnihotra-pitṛtyaj
agnihotra-pitṛtyaj - one who abandons the Agnihotra (sacred fire ritual) and ancestors (pitṛs)
Tatpurusha compound (Karma-dhāraya or Dvandva implied for Agnihotra and Pitṛ, then another Tatpurusha with Tyaj)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (agnihotra+pitṛ+tyaj)
  • agnihotra – Agnihotra, the daily sacrificial offering of clarified butter to the sacred fire
    noun (neuter)
    Compound of agni (fire) and hotra (oblation)
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor, forefathers (pitṛs)
    noun (masculine)
  • tyaj – one who abandons, renounces, gives up
    agent noun (masculine)
    Agent noun from verbal root
    From root √tyaj (to abandon)
    Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'lokāḥ' implicitly.
तान् (tān) - those, them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Pronominal stem
Note: Object of 'āpnuyāmahe'.
आप्नुयामहे (āpnuyāmahe) - we would attain, we might reach
(verb)
1st person , plural, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp
From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: The subject 'we' (vayam) is implied.
लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, space, people, community
From root 'loc' (to see, shine)
Root: loc
Note: Object of 'āpnuyāmahe'. Redundant with 'tān' but common in Sanskrit for emphasis/clarity.
ये (ye) - who, which, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what, that
Pronominal stem
Note: Refers to 'lokāḥ'.
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
पापकृताम् (pāpakṛtām) - of evildoers, of those who commit sin
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpakṛt
pāpakṛt - evildoer, sinner, one who commits evil deeds
Compound of pāpa (sin) and kṛt (doer).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pāpa+kṛt)
  • pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
    noun (neuter)
  • kṛt – doer, maker, performing
    agent noun (masculine)
    Agent noun from verbal root
    From root √kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'lokāḥ' implicitly.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes inclusion of evildoers.