महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-93, verse-4

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
सैवमुक्ता ततो गङ्गा राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ।
भर्तारं जाह्नवी देवी शंतनुं पुरुषर्षभम् ॥४॥

4. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
saivamuktā tato gaṅgā rājānamidamabravīt ,
bhartāraṁ jāhnavī devī śaṁtanuṁ puruṣarṣabham.

4. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca sā evam uktā tataḥ gaṅgā rājānam idam
abravīt bhartāram jāhnavī devī śantanuṃ puruṣarṣabham

4. Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed, the goddess Gaṅgā, also known as Jāhnavī, then spoke these words to her husband, King Śantanu, the best of men.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सा (sā) - She (referring to Gaṅgā) (she, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed, said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

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

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king (Śantanu) (king)

• इदम् (idam) - these words (this, these (words))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband (Śantanu) (husband, supporter, master)

• जाह्नवी (jāhnavī) - Jāhnavī (another name for Gaṅgā)

• देवी (devī) - goddess

• शन्तनुं (śantanuṁ) - King Śantanu (Śantanu)

• पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - best of men, foremost among men

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyasa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From √vac (to speak), 3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Paraspara

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - She (referring to Gaṅgā) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā (the river goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - The river Ganges; name of a goddess

राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king (Śantanu) (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

इदम् (idam) - these words (this, these (words))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

From √brū (to speak), 3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, Paraspara

Root: brū (class 2)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband (Śantanu) (husband, supporter, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, master

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

जाह्नवी (jāhnavī) - Jāhnavī (another name for Gaṅgā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāhnavī

jāhnavī - Descendant of Jahnu; an epithet of the river Gaṅgā

देवी (devī) - goddess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

Root: div (class 4)

शन्तनुं (śantanuṁ) - King Śantanu (Śantanu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Name of a king, father of Bhishma

पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - best of men, foremost among men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, foremost among men (lit. 'bull among men')

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)