महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-49

अहं गङ्गा जह्नुसुता महर्षिगणसेविता ।
देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमुषिटाहं त्वया सह ॥४९॥

49. ahaṁ gaṅgā jahnusutā maharṣigaṇasevitā ,
devakāryārthasiddhyarthamuṣiṭāhaṁ tvayā saha.

49. aham gaṅgā jahnusutā maharṣigaṇasevitā
devakāryārthasiddhyartham uṣiṭā aham tvayā saha

49. I am Ganga, the daughter of Jahnu, revered by groups of great sages. For the purpose of accomplishing the work of the gods, I have resided with you.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, me

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (river goddess)

• जह्नुसुता (jahnusutā) - daughter of Jahnu

• महर्षिगणसेविता (maharṣigaṇasevitā) - served by a group of great sages

• देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (devakāryārthasiddhyartham) - for the purpose of accomplishing the work of the gods

• उषिटा (uṣiṭā) - resided, stayed, been

• अहम् (aham) - I, me

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• सह (saha) - with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: The form 'aham' functions as the first person singular nominative pronoun.

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga (river goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga

जह्नुसुता (jahnusutā) - daughter of Jahnu

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jahnusutā

jahnusutā - daughter of Jahnu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jahnu+sutā)

• jahnu – name of a sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root su (to beget) + ktā (suffix for feminine past participle used as noun)
  Root: su (class 2)

महर्षिगणसेविता (maharṣigaṇasevitā) - served by a group of great sages

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maharṣigaṇasevitā

maharṣigaṇasevitā - served by groups of great sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maharṣi+gaṇa+sevitā)

• maharṣi – great sage
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• sevitā – served, attended, honored
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sev` (to serve) + `kta` suffix (feminine nominative singular)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Ganga'.

देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (devakāryārthasiddhyartham) - for the purpose of accomplishing the work of the gods

(indeclinable)

Accusative of purpose for a noun formed from complex compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kārya+artha+siddhi+artham)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, duty, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (kṛ + ṇyat)
  From root `kṛ` (to do) + `ṇyat` suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artham – for the purpose of, for the sake of
  indeclinable
  Accusative used as an indeclinable

Note: Effectively an adverbial phrase of purpose.

उषिटा (uṣiṭā) - resided, stayed, been

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uṣiṭā

uṣita - resided, stayed

Past Passive Participle

From root `vas` (to dwell) + `kta` suffix (feminine nominative singular)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (Ganga).

अहम् (aham) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: This 'aham' is the subject of 'uṣiṭā', confirming the speaker.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition governing the instrumental case

Note: Always used with instrumental case.