महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-154, verse-26

एवंविधं बहु तदा विलपन्तीं महानदीम् ।
आश्वासयामास तदा साम्ना दामोदरो विभुः ॥२६॥

26. evaṁvidhaṁ bahu tadā vilapantīṁ mahānadīm ,
āśvāsayāmāsa tadā sāmnā dāmodaro vibhuḥ.

26. evaṃvidham bahu tadā vilapantīm mahānadīm
āśvāsayāmāsa tadā sāmnā dāmodaraḥ vibhuḥ

26. tadā dāmodaraḥ vibhuḥ evaṃvidham bahu
vilapantīm mahānadīm tadā sāmnā āśvāsayāmāsa

26. Then the Lord (vibhuḥ), Damodara (Kṛṣṇa), comforted the great river (Gaṅgā), who was lamenting greatly in such a manner, with gentle words.

Words meanings summery:

• एवंविधम् (evaṁvidham) - of this kind, such

• बहु (bahu) - much, greatly, extensively

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विलपन्तीम् (vilapantīm) - lamenting, wailing

• महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - the great river (Gaṅgā, personified) (great river)

• आश्वासयामास (āśvāsayāmāsa) - comforted, consoled

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - with conciliation, with gentle words

• दामोदरः (dāmodaraḥ) - Lord Krishna (Damodara (epithet of Krishna))

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading Lord (Kṛṣṇa) (the Lord, the all-pervading, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

एवंविधम् (evaṁvidham) - of this kind, such

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of such a kind, suchlike, thus

from evaṃ (thus) + vidha (kind)

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

बहु (bahu) - much, greatly, extensively

(adjective)

of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Adverbial modifier for vilapantīm

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

विलपन्तीम् (vilapantīm) - lamenting, wailing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vilapant

vilapant - lamenting, wailing, weeping, crying aloud

Present Active Participle

from root lap (to speak, murmur) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Modifies mahānadīm

महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - the great river (Gaṅgā, personified) (great river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river, esp. the Ganges (Gaṅgā)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+nadī)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the personified river Ganga.

आश्वासयामास (āśvāsayāmāsa) - comforted, consoled

(verb)

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

Causative perfect

from root śvas (to breathe, sigh) with prefix ā, then causative suffix -aya. Perfect tense (Lit).

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - with conciliation, with gentle words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle words, a soothing word; a Vedic chant

दामोदरः (dāmodaraḥ) - Lord Krishna (Damodara (epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāmodara

dāmodara - Damodara (one whose belly is bound with a rope, epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

Compound: dāman (rope) + udara (belly)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dāman+udara)

• dāman – rope, cord
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading Lord (Kṛṣṇa) (the Lord, the all-pervading, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, sovereign, ruler

from root bhū (to be) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)