महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-36, verse-41

ऋषीणां बहुलत्वात्तु सरस्वत्या विशां पते ।
तीर्थानि नगरायन्ते कूले वै दक्षिणे तदा ॥४१॥

41. ṛṣīṇāṁ bahulatvāttu sarasvatyā viśāṁ pate ,
tīrthāni nagarāyante kūle vai dakṣiṇe tadā.

41. ṛṣīṇām bahulatvāt tu sarasvatyā viśām pate
tīrthāni nagarāyante kūle vai dakṣiṇe tadā

41. viśām pate,
tu ṛṣīṇām bahulatvāt sarasvatyā dakṣiṇe kūle tīrthāni tadā vai nagarāyante

41. But O lord of the people (viśāṃ pate), due to the great multitude of sages (ṛṣi) along the Sarasvatī river, the holy places (tīrtha) on its southern bank then truly appeared like cities.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

• बहुलत्वात् (bahulatvāt) - due to abundance, on account of numerousness

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - on the Sarasvatī (river)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O King Janamejaya. (O lord, O master)

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred bathing places

• नगरायन्ते (nagarāyante) - they resemble cities, they act like cities

• कूले (kūle) - on the bank, on the shore

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - On the southern bank. (southern, on the right)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

बहुलत्वात् (bahulatvāt) - due to abundance, on account of numerousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bahulatva

bahulatva - abundance, numerousness, quantity

Derived from 'bahula' (numerous) with suffix '-tva'.

Note: Used to express 'because of'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - on the Sarasvatī (river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī, name of a sacred river and goddess of learning

Note: Can also be instrumental, but locative is more fitting here for 'on the river'.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O King Janamejaya. (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

Note: Vocative case from stem pati-.

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred bathing places

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, landing place, holy place, sacred bathing place, shrine

नगरायन्ते (nagarāyante) - they resemble cities, they act like cities

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of nagarāya

Present middle third person plural

Denominative verb derived from 'nagara' (city).

Note: Denominative verb from `nagara`.

कूले (kūle) - on the bank, on the shore

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kūla

kūla - bank (of a river), shore, mound

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - On the southern bank. (southern, on the right)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right (direction)

Note: Adjective modifying 'kūle'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.