महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-79

त्रिषु लोकेषु पुण्यत्वाद्गङ्गायाः प्रथितं यशः ।
यत्पुत्रान्सगरस्यैषा भस्माख्याननयद्दिवम् ॥७९॥

79. triṣu lokeṣu puṇyatvādgaṅgāyāḥ prathitaṁ yaśaḥ ,
yatputrānsagarasyaiṣā bhasmākhyānanayaddivam.

79. triṣu lokeṣu puṇyatvāt gaṅgāyāḥ prathitam yaśaḥ
yat putrān sagarasya eṣā bhasmākhyān anayat divam

79. The fame of the Gaṅgā is renowned in the three worlds because of its sanctity (puṇyatva), for it was she who carried the sons of Sagara, known by the story of their ashes, to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• पुण्यत्वात् (puṇyatvāt) - due to sanctity, from merit

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

• प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned, celebrated, famous

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

• यत् (yat) - which, because

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - the sons

• सगरस्य (sagarasya) - of Sagara

• एषा (eṣā) - the Gaṅgā (she (this one))

• भस्माख्यान् (bhasmākhyān) - the sons of Sagara, who were reduced to ashes (known by their ashes, related to the story of ashes)

• अनयत् (anayat) - carried, led

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

पुण्यत्वात् (puṇyatvāt) - due to sanctity, from merit

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of puṇyatva

puṇyatva - sanctity, holiness, meritorious nature

abstract noun from puṇya (meritorious, sacred) + tva

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned, celebrated, famous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathita

prathita - spread, renowned, famous

Past Passive Participle

from root prath (to spread, to be famous)

Root: prath (class 1)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, reputation

यत् (yat) - which, because

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yad

yad - which, what; because, that

Note: Used here as a conjunction 'because' or relative pronoun referring to Gaṅgā

पुत्रान् (putrān) - the sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

सगरस्य (sagarasya) - of Sagara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sagara

sagara - name of a legendary king of Ayodhyā

एषा (eṣā) - the Gaṅgā (she (this one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, she, it

भस्माख्यान् (bhasmākhyān) - the sons of Sagara, who were reduced to ashes (known by their ashes, related to the story of ashes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhasmākhyā

bhasmākhyā - name of ashes, known by ashes (referring to those reduced to ashes)

Bahuvrīhi compound: one whose name/story is bhasma (ashes)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhasma+ākhyā)

• bhasma – ashes
  noun (neuter)
• ākhyā – name, designation, story
  noun (feminine)

अनयत् (anayat) - carried, led

(verb)

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

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The initial 'a' is the augment for the imperfect tense, not an upasarga.

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

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