महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-158, verse-21

अनिवार्यमसंबाधं तव वाचा कथं वयम् ।
न स्पृशेम यथाकामं पुण्यं भागीरथीजलम् ॥२१॥

21. anivāryamasaṁbādhaṁ tava vācā kathaṁ vayam ,
na spṛśema yathākāmaṁ puṇyaṁ bhāgīrathījalam.

21. anivāryam asaṃbādham tava vācā katham vayam
na spṛśema yathākāmam puṇyam bhāgīrathījalam

21. How can we, by your word, not touch the irresistible, unobstructed, sacred water of the Bhāgīrathī (Ganges) as we wish?

Words meanings summery:

• अनिवार्यम् (anivāryam) - unavoidable, irresistible, not to be prevented

• असंबाधम् (asaṁbādham) - unobstructed, unhindered, not confined

• तव (tava) - your

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by word, by command

• कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• न (na) - not, no

• स्पृशेम (spṛśema) - we should touch, we may touch

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - according to desire, as one wishes, freely

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, holy, virtuous

• भागीरथीजलम् (bhāgīrathījalam) - water of the Bhāgīrathī (Ganges)

Words meanings and morphology

अनिवार्यम् (anivāryam) - unavoidable, irresistible, not to be prevented

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anivārya

anivārya - unavoidable, irresistible, not to be prevented

gerundive

gerundive of nivārayati (causative of vṛ)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+nivārya)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• nivārya – to be prevented, to be kept back
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  gerundive of nivārayati
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

असंबाधम् (asaṁbādham) - unobstructed, unhindered, not confined

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃbādha

asaṁbādha - unobstructed, unhindered, not confined

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+saṃbādha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃbādha – obstruction, hindrance, compression
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: badh (class 1)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by word, by command

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, command

Root: vac (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्पृशेम (spṛśema) - we should touch, we may touch

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of spṛś

optative active

Present optative 1st person plural active

Root: spṛś (class 6)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - according to desire, as one wishes, freely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, holy, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, meritorious, holy, virtuous

भागीरथीजलम् (bhāgīrathījalam) - water of the Bhāgīrathī (Ganges)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāgīrathījalam

bhāgīrathījalam - water of the Bhāgīrathī (Ganges)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāgīrathī+jala)

• bhāgīrathī – the Ganges (daughter of Bhagiratha)
  proper noun (feminine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal