महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-6

अश्रुबिन्दूद्भवा तस्याः प्रावर्तत महानदी ।
अनुवर्तती सृतिं तस्या भृगोः पत्न्या यशस्विनः ॥६॥

6. aśrubindūdbhavā tasyāḥ prāvartata mahānadī ,
anuvartatī sṛtiṁ tasyā bhṛgoḥ patnyā yaśasvinaḥ.

6. aśrubindūdbhavā tasyāḥ prāvartata mahānadī
anuvarthatī sṛtim tasyāḥ bhṛgoḥ patnyāḥ yaśasvinaḥ

6. From her [tears], a great river, born from the drops of her tears, began to flow, following the path of that famous wife of Bhṛgu.

6. מטיפות דמעותיה נוצר נהר גדול, והוא זרם בעקבות דרכה של אשת בְּהְרְגוּ המהוללת.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्रुबिन्दूद्भवा (aśrubindūdbhavā) - born from the drops of her tears (born from drops of tears)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - from her (Pulomā) (of her, from her)

• प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began to flow (began, arose, flowed)

• महानदी (mahānadī) - a great river (great river)

• अनुवर्थती (anuvarthatī) - following (following, conforming to)

• सृतिम् (sṛtim) - the path (path, course, stream)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (wife) (of her)

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

• पत्न्याः (patnyāḥ) - of the wife

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - famous (famous, glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्रुबिन्दूद्भवा (aśrubindūdbhavā) - born from the drops of her tears (born from drops of tears)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśrubindūdbhava

aśrubindūdbhava - born from drops of tears

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśrubindu+udbhava)

• aśrubindu – tear-drop
  noun (masculine)
• udbhava – origin, birth, produced from
  noun (masculine)
  action noun / adjective
  Derived from root bhū with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahānadī'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - from her (Pulomā) (of her, from her)

(pronoun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine ablative singular, indicating origin ('from her tears').

प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began to flow (began, arose, flowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

महानदी (mahānadī) - a great river (great river)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'prāvartata'.

अनुवर्थती (anuvarthatī) - following (following, conforming to)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuvarthat

anuvarthat - following, pursuing

present participle active

Present participle active of root vṛt with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahānadī'.

सृतिम् (sṛtim) - the path (path, course, stream)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sṛti

sṛti - path, road, course, stream

action noun

Derived from root sṛ (to go, flow).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'anuvarthatī'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (wife) (of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to 'patnyāḥ'.

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of an ancient sage

Note: Possessive, refers to 'patnyāḥ'.

पत्न्याः (patnyāḥ) - of the wife

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

Note: Refers to Pulomā, wife of Bhṛgu.

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - famous (famous, glorious)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned

Derived from yaśas (fame).

Note: Modifies 'bhṛgoḥ'.

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