महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-2, verse-18

तं नर्मदा देवनदी पुण्या शीतजला शिवा ।
चकमे पुरुषश्रेष्ठं स्वेन भावेन भारत ॥१८॥

18. taṁ narmadā devanadī puṇyā śītajalā śivā ,
cakame puruṣaśreṣṭhaṁ svena bhāvena bhārata.

18. tam narmadā devanadī puṇyā śītajalā śivā
cakame puruṣaśreṣṭham svena bhāvena bhārata

18. bhārata narmadā devanadī puṇyā śītajalā śivā
svena bhāvena tam puruṣaśreṣṭham cakame

18. O Bhārata, the divine river Narmadā, sacred, with cool waters, and auspicious, desired that excellent man with her own deep feeling.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• नर्मदा (narmadā) - the divine river Narmadā, personified as desiring the hero (the Narmada river)

• देवनदी (devanadī) - a divine river

• पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy, sacred, virtuous

• शीतजला (śītajalā) - having cool waters (having cold water)

• शिवा (śivā) - auspicious, benevolent, benign

• चकमे (cakame) - desired, loved, wished for

• पुरुषश्रेष्ठम् (puruṣaśreṣṭham) - the best among men, an excellent man

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, with one's own

• भावेन (bhāvena) - by deep feeling (by feeling, by intention, by state of being)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, an address to a character like Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Accusative singular masculine of `tad`, referring to the hero.

नर्मदा (narmadā) - the divine river Narmadā, personified as desiring the hero (the Narmada river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of narmadā

narmadā - a river, specifically the Narmada

Note: Nominative singular, subject of `cakame`.

देवनदी (devanadī) - a divine river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devanadī

devanadī - a divine river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+nadī)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, appositive to Narmadā.

पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy, sacred, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, virtuous, auspicious

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with Narmadā.

शीतजला (śītajalā) - having cool waters (having cold water)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śītajala

śītajala - having cold water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīta+jala)

• śīta – cold, cool
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root śyai
  Root: śyai
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with Narmadā.

शिवा (śivā) - auspicious, benevolent, benign

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, benign, propitious

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with Narmadā.

चकमे (cakame) - desired, loved, wished for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kam

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular middle voice perfect of `√kam`.

पुरुषश्रेष्ठम् (puruṣaśreṣṭham) - the best among men, an excellent man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣaśreṣṭha

puruṣaśreṣṭha - the best among men, an excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+śreṣṭha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative degree from praśasya
  Root: praśas

Note: Accusative singular, object of `cakame`.

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, with one's own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, property

Note: Instrumental singular, agreeing with `bhāvena`.

भावेन (bhāvena) - by deep feeling (by feeling, by intention, by state of being)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - feeling, intention, state of being, existence, intrinsic nature

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular, indicating the means or manner.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, an address to a character like Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, related to Bharata

patronymic derivation

Note: Vocative singular.