महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-38, verse-16
सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थवरं ख्यातमौशनसं तदा ।
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सिद्धक्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् ॥१६॥
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सिद्धक्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् ॥१६॥
16. sarasvatyāstīrthavaraṁ khyātamauśanasaṁ tadā ,
sarvapāpapraśamanaṁ siddhakṣetramanuttamam.
sarvapāpapraśamanaṁ siddhakṣetramanuttamam.
16.
sarasvatyāḥ tīrthavaram khyātam auśanasam tadā
sarvapāpapraśamanam siddhakṣetram anuttamam
sarvapāpapraśamanam siddhakṣetram anuttamam
16.
tadā sarasvatyāḥ khyātam auśanasam tīrthavaram
sarvapāpapraśamanam anuttamam siddhakṣetram
sarvapāpapraśamanam anuttamam siddhakṣetram
16.
At that time, he heard about the best and most renowned sacred place (tīrtha) of Sarasvati, known as Auśanasa, which alleviates all sins and is an unsurpassed region for achieving spiritual perfection.
Words meanings summery:
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- सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati
- तीर्थवरम् (tīrthavaram) - the best of sacred places
- ख्यातम् (khyātam) - famous, renowned, well-known
- औशनसम् (auśanasam) - relating to Uśanas, named Auśanasa
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- सर्वपापप्रशमनम् (sarvapāpapraśamanam) - destroying all sins, alleviating all evils
- सिद्धक्षेत्रम् (siddhakṣetram) - a place of spiritual perfection, a holy region
- अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme
Words meanings and morphology
सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of sarasvatī
sarasvatī - Sarasvati (goddess of knowledge, wisdom, river)
तीर्थवरम् (tīrthavaram) - the best of sacred places
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrthavara
tīrthavara - best of sacred places, excellent ford
Tatpuruṣa compound: tīrtha (sacred place) + vara (best).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+vara)
- tīrtha – ford, sacred bathing place, holy spot
noun (neuter)
Root: tṝ - vara – best, excellent, choice
adjective (masculine)
Root: vṛ
ख्यातम् (khyātam) - famous, renowned, well-known
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of khyāta
khyāta - famous, renowned, known
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root khyā (to be called, to be known).
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'tīrthavaram'.
औशनसम् (auśanasam) - relating to Uśanas, named Auśanasa
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of auśanasa
auśanasa - belonging to or related to Uśanas (another name for Śukra, the guru of the asuras)
Derived from Uśanas with the suffix -a (aṇ), indicating 'related to' or 'belonging to'.
Note: Agrees with 'tīrthavaram'.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
सर्वपापप्रशमनम् (sarvapāpapraśamanam) - destroying all sins, alleviating all evils
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvapāpapraśamana
sarvapāpapraśamana - destroying all sins, quieting all evils
Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'that which causes the appeasement of all sins'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+pāpa+praśamana)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - pāpa – sin, evil, bad deed
noun (neuter) - praśamana – allaying, appeasing, destroying, quelling
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
Derived from the root śam (to be calm, to cease) with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'tīrthavaram'.
सिद्धक्षेत्रम् (siddhakṣetram) - a place of spiritual perfection, a holy region
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of siddhakṣetra
siddhakṣetra - a region or place where siddhi (spiritual perfection) is attained; a sacred spot
Tatpuruṣa compound: siddha (perfected) + kṣetra (field/place).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+kṣetra)
- siddha – accomplished, perfected, realized
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root sidh (to succeed, to be accomplished).
Root: sidh (class 4) - kṣetra – field, land, region, sacred place
noun (neuter)
अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama
anuttama - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent, highest
Negative Tatpuruṣa compound: an (not) + uttama (best/highest).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)
- an – not, un- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree of ud (up) or vañc (to go crookedly).
Note: Agrees with 'tīrthavaram' and 'siddhakṣetram'.