महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-250, verse-22

ततो ययौ महाभागा गङ्गां मेरुं च केवलम् ।
तस्थौ दार्विव निश्चेष्टा भूतानां हितकाम्यया ॥२२॥

22. tato yayau mahābhāgā gaṅgāṁ meruṁ ca kevalam ,
tasthau dārviva niśceṣṭā bhūtānāṁ hitakāmyayā.

22. tataḥ yayau mahābhāgā gaṅgām merum ca kevalam
tasthau dāru iva niśceṣṭā bhūtānām hitakāmyayā

22. tataḥ mahābhāgā gaṅgām merum ca kevalam yayau; bhūtānām hitakāmyayā dāru iva niśceṣṭā tasthau.

22. Then, the greatly blessed one went to the Gaṅgā and Mount Meru alone. She stood there motionless like a log of wood, driven by the desire for the welfare of all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - the female ascetic (greatly blessed, highly fortunate one)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to the Gaṅgā river

• मेरुम् (merum) - to Mount Meru

• च (ca) - and, also

• केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, solely

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained

• दारु (dāru) - wood, a log

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• निश्चेष्टा (niśceṣṭā) - motionless, inactive

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - with the desire for welfare, for the sake of well-being

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun 'tad' with the suffix 'tas'

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - the female ascetic (greatly blessed, highly fortunate one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, illustrious (feminine)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+bhāgā)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, excellent
  adjective
• bhāgā – fortune, destiny, share, portion, luck (feminine)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used as a noun referring to the female protagonist

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to the Gaṅgā river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the Gaṅgā river (a sacred river)

मेरुम् (merum) - to Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (the mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, solely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, simple, pure, unmixed

Note: Used adverbially

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

दारु (dāru) - wood, a log

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāru

dāru - wood, timber, a log, tree

Note: Part of the simile 'dāru iva' (like wood)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

निश्चेष्टा (niśceṣṭā) - motionless, inactive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśceṣṭā

niśceṣṭā - motionless, inactive, still (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ceṣṭā)

• nis – out, without, free from
  indeclinable
• ceṣṭā – motion, activity, effort, gesture
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes the 'mahābhāgā'

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element, existing, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - with the desire for welfare, for the sake of well-being

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hitakāmyā

hitakāmyā - desire for welfare, benevolence, altruism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+kāmyā)

• hita – welfare, benefit, good, beneficial
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'dhā' (to place, put), with irregular form
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāmyā – desire, wish, longing (feminine)
  noun (feminine)