महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-77

तद्भावस्तद्गतमनास्तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः ।
गङ्गां योऽनुगतो भक्त्या स तस्याः प्रियतां व्रजेत् ॥७७॥

77. tadbhāvastadgatamanāstanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ ,
gaṅgāṁ yo'nugato bhaktyā sa tasyāḥ priyatāṁ vrajet.

77. tatbhāvaḥ tatgatamanāḥ tatniṣṭhaḥ tatparāyaṇaḥ gaṅgām
yaḥ anugataḥ bhaktyā saḥ tasyāḥ priyatām vrajet

77. That person whose essence is absorbed in her (Gaṅgā), whose mind is directed towards her, who is steadfast in her, and who considers her his supreme goal—if such a one follows the Gaṅgā with devotion (bhakti), he attains her favor.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्भावः (tatbhāvaḥ) - whose being/essence is in that (Gaṅgā), absorbed in that

• तत्गतमनाः (tatgatamanāḥ) - whose mind is fixed on that (Gaṅgā), whose mind has gone to that

• तत्निष्ठः (tatniṣṭhaḥ) - steadfast in that (Gaṅgā), devoted to that

• तत्परायणः (tatparāyaṇaḥ) - whose supreme refuge is that (Gaṅgā), whose ultimate goal is that

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whichever

• अनुगतः (anugataḥ) - having followed, one who follows

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā (of her)

• प्रियताम् (priyatām) - favor, dearness, affection

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may attain, should attain, may go

Words meanings and morphology

तत्भावः (tatbhāvaḥ) - whose being/essence is in that (Gaṅgā), absorbed in that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatbhāva

tatbhāva - one whose being is that, absorbed in that

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose bhāva is tat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+bhāva)

• tat – that
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, being, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्गतमनाः (tatgatamanāḥ) - whose mind is fixed on that (Gaṅgā), whose mind has gone to that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatgatamanas

tatgatamanas - one whose mind has gone to that

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose manas is tatgata

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+gata+manas)

• tat – that
  pronoun
• gata – gone, reached, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

तत्निष्ठः (tatniṣṭhaḥ) - steadfast in that (Gaṅgā), devoted to that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatniṣṭha

tatniṣṭha - one who is steadfast in that, devoted to that

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose niṣṭhā is tat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+niṣṭha)

• tat – that
  pronoun
• niṣṭha – standing in, devoted to, steadfast in
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तत्परायणः (tatparāyaṇaḥ) - whose supreme refuge is that (Gaṅgā), whose ultimate goal is that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatparāyaṇa

tatparāyaṇa - one who has that as supreme refuge or ultimate goal

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose parāyaṇa is tat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+parāyaṇa)

• tat – that
  pronoun
• parāyaṇa – chief aim, ultimate refuge, supreme goal
  noun (neuter)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

यः (yaḥ) - who, whichever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अनुगतः (anugataḥ) - having followed, one who follows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugata

anugata - followed, gone after, attached to

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go) with upasarga anu

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, attachment

Root: bhaj (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā (of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

प्रियताम् (priyatām) - favor, dearness, affection

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyatā

priyatā - dearness, favor, belovedness

abstract noun from priya + tā

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may attain, should attain, may go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

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