महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-34, verse-33

जनमेजय उवाच ।
सारस्वतानां तीर्थानां गुणोत्पत्तिं वदस्व मे ।
फलं च द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ कर्मनिर्वृत्तिमेव च ॥३३॥

33. janamejaya uvāca ,
sārasvatānāṁ tīrthānāṁ guṇotpattiṁ vadasva me ,
phalaṁ ca dvipadāṁ śreṣṭha karmanirvṛttimeva ca.

33. janamejaya uvāca sārasvatānāṃ tīrthānāṃ guṇa utpattiṃ
vadasva me phalam ca dvipadām śreṣṭha karma nirvṛttim eva ca

33. dvipadām śreṣṭha me sārasvatānāṃ tīrthānāṃ guṇa utpattiṃ
phalam ca karma nirvṛttim eva ca vadasva janamejaya uvāca

33. Janamejaya said: "O best among bipeds, please describe to me the origin of the merits associated with the sacred places (tīrtha) of the Sarasvatī river, as well as the benefits derived from them, and the successful completion of rituals (karma)."

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - King Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata narrative (Janamejaya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सारस्वतानां (sārasvatānāṁ) - of the sacred places (tīrtha) associated with the Sarasvatī river (of the Sarasvatas, belonging to Sarasvatī)

• तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṁ) - of the sacred places (tīrtha) (of sacred places, of fords)

• गुण (guṇa) - merits, good qualities (quality, merit, excellence)

• उत्पत्तिं (utpattiṁ) - the origin of merits (origin, production, coming into existence)

• वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell me, describe to me (tell, speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• फलम् (phalam) - benefits derived from the tīrthas (fruit, result, benefit)

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of humans (as two-footed beings) (of bipeds, of two-footed beings)

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best among humans (best, most excellent, foremost)

• कर्म (karma) - rituals (karma) (action, deed, ritual)

• निर्वृत्तिम् (nirvṛttim) - the successful completion of rituals (completion, performance, accomplishment)

• एव (eva) - and also (emphasizing 'completion of rituals') (indeed, only, just)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - King Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata narrative (Janamejaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (proper name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

root vac, perfect tense form (reduplicated)

Root: vac (class 2)

सारस्वतानां (sārasvatānāṁ) - of the sacred places (tīrtha) associated with the Sarasvatī river (of the Sarasvatas, belonging to Sarasvatī)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sārasvata

sārasvata - relating to Sarasvatī, belonging to the Sarasvatas, a descendant of Sarasvatī

तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṁ) - of the sacred places (tīrtha) (of sacred places, of fords)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place, place of pilgrimage

गुण (guṇa) - merits, good qualities (quality, merit, excellence)

(noun)

masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, excellence, strand (of prakṛti)

Note: First part of the Tatpurusha compound 'guṇotpattiṃ'.

उत्पत्तिं (utpattiṁ) - the origin of merits (origin, production, coming into existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, birth, coming forth

derived from root pad with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Second part of the Tatpurusha compound 'guṇotpattiṃ'.

वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell me, describe to me (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of vad

imperative, 2nd person singular, middle voice

root vad, imperative mood, middle voice

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive.

फलम् (phalam) - benefits derived from the tīrthas (fruit, result, benefit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, benefit

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of humans (as two-footed beings) (of bipeds, of two-footed beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvipada

dvipada - biped, two-footed (a human being, an animal with two feet)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+pada)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, word
  noun (neuter)

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best among humans (best, most excellent, foremost)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

कर्म (karma) - rituals (karma) (action, deed, ritual)

(noun)

neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: First part of the Tatpurusha compound 'karmanirvṛttim'.

निर्वृत्तिम् (nirvṛttim) - the successful completion of rituals (completion, performance, accomplishment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirvṛtti

nirvṛtti - completion, accomplishment, cessation, end, perfect happiness

derived from root vṛt with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Second part of the Tatpurusha compound 'karmanirvṛttim'.

एव (eva) - and also (emphasizing 'completion of rituals') (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)