महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-18

लोभमोहाभिभूतास्ते पुत्रास्तं गौतमादयः ।
काष्ठे समुद्गे प्रक्षिप्य गङ्गायां समवासृजन् ॥१८॥

18. lobhamohābhibhūtāste putrāstaṁ gautamādayaḥ ,
kāṣṭhe samudge prakṣipya gaṅgāyāṁ samavāsṛjan.

18. lobhamohābhibhūtāḥ te putrāḥ tam gautamādayaḥ
kāṣṭhe samudge prakṣipya gaṅgāyām samavāsṛjan

18. Overcome by greed and delusion, those sons, led by Gautama, placed him in a wooden box and abandoned him in the Ganga river.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभमोहाभिभूताः (lobhamohābhibhūtāḥ) - overcome by greed and delusion, afflicted by avarice and infatuation

• ते (te) - those

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons, children

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• गौतमादयः (gautamādayaḥ) - Gautama and others, beginning with Gautama

• काष्ठे (kāṣṭhe) - in a wooden box/container (in wood, in a piece of wood, in a wooden container)

• समुद्गे (samudge) - in a box/casket (made of wood) (in a box, in a casket, in a container)

• प्रक्षिप्य (prakṣipya) - having placed (him) (having thrown, having cast, having placed)

• गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganga, into the Ganga

• समवासृजन् (samavāsṛjan) - they released, they abandoned, they let go

Words meanings and morphology

लोभमोहाभिभूताः (lobhamohābhibhūtāḥ) - overcome by greed and delusion, afflicted by avarice and infatuation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lobhamohābhibhūta

lobhamohābhibhūta - overcome by greed and delusion

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √bhū (to be, become) with prefix abhi- (to overpower) to form abhibhūta, then compounded with lobha-moha (greed-delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lobha+moha+abhibhūta)

• lobha – greed, avarice, covetousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From root √muh (to be bewildered).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• abhibhūta – overcome, overpowered, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'putrāḥ'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies 'putrāḥ'.

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons, children

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Refers to the sage (their father).

गौतमादयः (gautamādayaḥ) - Gautama and others, beginning with Gautama

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gautamādi

gautamādi - Gautama and others, beginning with Gautama

Compound formed from Gautama and ādi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gautama+ādi)

• gautama – name of a sage, descendant of Gotama
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and others
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'putrāḥ', specifying which sons.

काष्ठे (kāṣṭhe) - in a wooden box/container (in wood, in a piece of wood, in a wooden container)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, log, timber, a piece of wood

समुद्गे (samudge) - in a box/casket (made of wood) (in a box, in a casket, in a container)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudga

samudga - a casket, box, case, covered box, covered dish

Root: udj

Note: Refers to a type of container.

प्रक्षिप्य (prakṣipya) - having placed (him) (having thrown, having cast, having placed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √kṣip (to throw, cast) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganga, into the Ganga

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga

Note: Locative case often implies 'into' or 'upon' with verbs of motion or placement.

समवासृजन् (samavāsṛjan) - they released, they abandoned, they let go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samavasṛj

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root √sṛj (to create, emit, let go) with prefixes sam- and ava-.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.