महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-88

सुतावनीध्रस्य हरस्य भार्या दिवो भुवश्चापि कक्ष्यानुरूपा ।
भव्या पृथिव्या भाविनी भाति राजन्गङ्गा लोकानां पुण्यदा वै त्रयाणाम् ॥८८॥

88. sutāvanīdhrasya harasya bhāryā; divo bhuvaścāpi kakṣyānurūpā ,
bhavyā pṛthivyā bhāvinī bhāti rāja;ngaṅgā lokānāṁ puṇyadā vai trayāṇām.

88. sutā vanīdhrasya harasya bhāryā
divaḥ bhuvaḥ ca api kakṣyā anūrūpā
bhavyā pṛthivyāḥ bhāvinī bhāti rājan
gaṅgā lokānām puṇyadā vai trayāṇām

88. rājan,
gaṅgā vanīdhrasya sutā harasya bhāryā.
ca api divaḥ bhuvaḥ kakṣyā anūrūpā.
bhavyā pṛthivyāḥ bhāvinī bhāti.
vai,
gaṅgā trayāṇām lokānām puṇyadā

88. She is the daughter of Himavat, the consort of Hara (Śiva), and indeed suited to the regions of both heaven (div) and earth. O King, this auspicious Gaṅgā shines as the future prosperity of the earth. Verily, Gaṅgā bestows merit (puṇyadā) upon all three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• सुता (sutā) - Referring to Gaṅgā as the daughter of Himavat (the mountain personified). (daughter)

• वनीध्रस्य (vanīdhrasya) - Referring to Himavat, the personified Himalayan mountain, as Gaṅgā's father. (of the mountain, of Himavat)

• हरस्य (harasya) - Hara is an epithet for Lord Śiva, who is considered Gaṅgā's consort or protector. (of Hara (Śiva))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - Refers to Gaṅgā as the consort of Śiva. (wife, consort)

• दिवः (divaḥ) - Referring to the celestial realm. (of heaven, of the sky)

• भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - Referring to the earthly realm. (of the earth)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes that Gaṅgā is suitable for both realms. (also, even, indeed)

• कक्ष्या (kakṣyā) - Refers to the realms or regions of heaven and earth. (girdle, region, sphere)

• अनूरूपा (anūrūpā) - Gaṅgā is perfectly suited for the celestial and earthly domains. (suitable, conformable, correspondent)

• भव्या (bhavyā) - Gaṅgā is inherently auspicious and represents future well-being. (auspicious, excellent, future)

• पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - Indicates that Gaṅgā brings prosperity to the earth. (of the earth)

• भाविनी (bhāvinī) - Gaṅgā is the embodiment or bringer of future prosperity. (becoming, existing, future, prosperity)

• भाति (bhāti) - Gaṅgā shines with her auspicious qualities. (shines, appears)

• राजन् (rājan) - A direct address to the king, the listener of these praises. (O king)

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā (the river)

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - Referring to the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld). (of the worlds)

• पुण्यदा (puṇyadā) - Gaṅgā is the giver of religious merit and spiritual benefits. (bestower of merit, virtuous)

• वै (vai) - An emphatic particle, asserting the truth of the statement. (indeed, verily, certainly)

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - Referring to the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld), associated with 'lokānām'. (of the three)

Words meanings and morphology

सुता (sutā) - Referring to Gaṅgā as the daughter of Himavat (the mountain personified). (daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Note: Predicate for Gaṅgā (implied subject).

वनीध्रस्य (vanīdhrasya) - Referring to Himavat, the personified Himalayan mountain, as Gaṅgā's father. (of the mountain, of Himavat)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vanīdhra

vanīdhra - mountain, a name of Himavat (a mountain range)

Note: Possessive, linked to 'sutā'.

हरस्य (harasya) - Hara is an epithet for Lord Śiva, who is considered Gaṅgā's consort or protector. (of Hara (Śiva))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hara

hara - Śiva (the remover, destroyer)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, linked to 'bhāryā'.

भार्या (bhāryā) - Refers to Gaṅgā as the consort of Śiva. (wife, consort)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, consort

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate for Gaṅgā (implied subject).

दिवः (divaḥ) - Referring to the celestial realm. (of heaven, of the sky)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Linked to 'kakṣyā'.

भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - Referring to the earthly realm. (of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground

Note: Linked to 'kakṣyā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - Emphasizes that Gaṅgā is suitable for both realms. (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

कक्ष्या (kakṣyā) - Refers to the realms or regions of heaven and earth. (girdle, region, sphere)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kakṣyā

kakṣyā - girdle, belt, region, sphere, division

Note: Part of a compound with 'anūrūpā'.

अनूरूपा (anūrūpā) - Gaṅgā is perfectly suited for the celestial and earthly domains. (suitable, conformable, correspondent)

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, according to (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, suitable, beautiful
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate for Gaṅgā (implied subject).

भव्या (bhavyā) - Gaṅgā is inherently auspicious and represents future well-being. (auspicious, excellent, future)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavya

bhavya - auspicious, excellent, good, future

Gerundive

Derived from root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Gaṅgā.

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - Indicates that Gaṅgā brings prosperity to the earth. (of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the Earth, ground

Note: Linked to 'bhāvinī'.

भाविनी (bhāvinī) - Gaṅgā is the embodiment or bringer of future prosperity. (becoming, existing, future, prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvinī

bhāvinī - being, becoming, future; prosperity (feminine form of bhāvin, present active participle of bhū)

Present Active Participle

Feminine form of present active participle of root bhū (to be, become). Often used substantively to mean 'future' or 'prosperity'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate for Gaṅgā.

भाति (bhāti) - Gaṅgā shines with her auspicious qualities. (shines, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'gaṅgā'.

राजन् (rājan) - A direct address to the king, the listener of these praises. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā (the river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the sacred river Gaṅgā

Note: Subject of the final clause.

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - Referring to the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld). (of the worlds)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Linked to 'trayāṇām'.

पुण्यदा (puṇyadā) - Gaṅgā is the giver of religious merit and spiritual benefits. (bestower of merit, virtuous)

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puṇya+dā)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, sacred
  noun (neuter)
• dā – giver, bestower (feminine noun derivative)
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate for 'gaṅgā'.

वै (vai) - An emphatic particle, asserting the truth of the statement. (indeed, verily, certainly)

(indeclinable)

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - Referring to the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld), associated with 'lokānām'. (of the three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokānām'.

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