महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-91, verse-4

अथ गङ्गा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा समुपायात्पितामहम् ।
तस्या वासः समुद्धूतं मारुतेन शशिप्रभम् ॥४॥

4. atha gaṅgā saricchreṣṭhā samupāyātpitāmaham ,
tasyā vāsaḥ samuddhūtaṁ mārutena śaśiprabham.

4. atha gaṅgā saricchreṣṭhā samupāyāt pitāmaham
tasyāḥ vāsaḥ samuddhūtam mārutena śaśiprabham

4. Then, Gaṅgā, the foremost of rivers, approached Brahmā. Her garment, radiant as the moon, was lifted up by the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river goddess Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā)

• सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - the best of rivers, foremost river

• समुपायात् (samupāyāt) - she approached, came near

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā, who is considered the grandfather of all beings (to the grandfather)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā (her, of her)

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment, dress, clothing

• समुद्धूतम् (samuddhūtam) - lifted up, blown up, agitated

• मारुतेन (mārutena) - by the wind

• शशिप्रभम् (śaśiprabham) - describing Gaṅgā's garment (moon-like in radiance, bright as the moon)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river goddess Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Gaṅgā (the sacred river, personified as a goddess)

सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - the best of rivers, foremost river

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saricchreṣṭhā

saricchreṣṭhā - the best of rivers, foremost river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+śreṣṭhā)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
• śreṣṭhā – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (feminine)

समुपायात् (samupāyāt) - she approached, came near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of i

Root 'i' (to go) used with prefixes 'sam', 'upa', 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: i (class 2)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Brahmā, who is considered the grandfather of all beings (to the grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā (as the great ancestor)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā (her, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment, dress, clothing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsas

vāsas - garment, clothing, apparel

समुद्धूतम् (samuddhūtam) - lifted up, blown up, agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samuddhūta

samuddhūta - lifted up, raised, agitated, shaken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root dhū (to shake, agitate) with prefixes sam-ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhū (class 1)

मारुतेन (mārutena) - by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, Marut (wind god)

शशिप्रभम् (śaśiprabham) - describing Gaṅgā's garment (moon-like in radiance, bright as the moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaśiprabha

śaśiprabha - moon-like in radiance, having the brilliance of the moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaśi+prabha)

• śaśin – moon
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsaḥ'