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.

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'.