महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-3

स गत्वा द्विजशार्दूलो हिमवन्तं महागिरिम् ।
अभ्यगच्छन्नदीं पुण्यां बाहुदां धर्मदायिनीम् ॥३॥

3. sa gatvā dvijaśārdūlo himavantaṁ mahāgirim ,
abhyagacchannadīṁ puṇyāṁ bāhudāṁ dharmadāyinīm.

3. saḥ gatvā dvijaśārdūlaḥ himavantam mahāgirim |
abhyagacchat nadīm puṇyām bāhudām dharmadāyinīm

3. Having gone to the Himālaya, that great mountain, he, the foremost among the twice-born, approached the sacred Bāhudā river, which bestows merit (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• द्विजशार्दूलः (dvijaśārdūlaḥ) - the foremost among the twice-born (tiger among the twice-born, foremost among brahmins)

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himālaya (Himālaya (mountain range), snowy)

• महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - great mountain

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - approached, went towards

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, holy, virtuous

• बाहुदाम् (bāhudām) - Bāhudā (name of a river)

• धर्मदायिनीम् (dharmadāyinīm) - which bestows merit (dharma) (bestowing dharma/merit/virtue)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root gam with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

द्विजशार्दूलः (dvijaśārdūlaḥ) - the foremost among the twice-born (tiger among the twice-born, foremost among brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijaśārdūla

dvijaśārdūla - tiger among the twice-born, excellent brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śārdūla)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya, or a bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan
• śārdūla – tiger, best of its kind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Aṣṭāvakra.

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himālaya (Himālaya (mountain range), snowy)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, Himālaya

possessive suffix -vat

महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāgiri

mahāgiri - great mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+giri)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat, used as prefix here
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ

Note: Appears as an adjective to Himavantam.

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, with augment 'a-' and upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The prefix `abhi` means 'towards, to'.

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Root: nad (class 1)

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, holy, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, virtuous, auspicious

Root: puṇ

बाहुदाम् (bāhudām) - Bāhudā (name of a river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāhudā

bāhudā - Bāhudā (name of a sacred river)

धर्मदायिनीम् (dharmadāyinīm) - which bestows merit (dharma) (bestowing dharma/merit/virtue)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmadāyinī

dharmadāyinī - bestowing dharma, giving righteousness

Derived from dharma + dāyin (agent noun from root dā, to give, with suffix -in), feminine form.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+dāyinī)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, merit, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• dāyinī – giving, bestowing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun from root dā, with suffix -in, feminine form.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Adjective for `nadīm`.