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.

4. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, כשנאמר לה כך, אמרה גַנְגָה, האלה ג׳ָאהְנַוִי, אל בעלה המלך שַׁמְטַנוּ, מיטב הגברים, את הדברים האלה.

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)

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