महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-93

लोकानिमान्नयति या जननीव पुत्रान्सर्वात्मना सर्वगुणोपपन्ना ।
स्वस्थानमिष्टमिह ब्राह्ममभीप्समानैर्गङ्गा सदैवात्मवशैरुपास्या ॥९३॥

93. lokānimānnayati yā jananīva putrā;nsarvātmanā sarvaguṇopapannā ,
svasthānamiṣṭamiha brāhmamabhīpsamānai;rgaṅgā sadaivātmavaśairupāsyā.

93. lokān imān nayati yā jananī iva putrān
sarva ātmanā sarva guṇa upapannā sva
sthānam iṣṭam iha brāhmam abhīpsamānaiḥ
gaṅgā sadā eva ātmavaśaiḥ upāsyā

93. Gaṅgā, who, endowed with all virtues, completely leads these worlds just as a mother leads her sons, should always be revered by those who are self-controlled and desire their cherished divine abode (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, people

• इमान् (imān) - these

• नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, carries

• या (yā) - who, which (feminine)

• जननी (jananī) - mother

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children

• सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all one's self, completely, entirely

• सर्वगुणोपपन्ना (sarvaguṇopapannā) - endowed with all virtues/qualities

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, position

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, cherished, beloved

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine, related to (brahman)

• अभीप्समानैः (abhīpsamānaiḥ) - by those desiring/wishing for

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Gaṅgā

• सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• आत्मवशैः (ātmavaśaiḥ) - by those who are self-controlled

• उपास्या (upāsyā) - should be worshipped, revered

Words meanings and morphology

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, carries

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √nī

Root: √nī (class 1)

या (yā) - who, which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

जननी (jananī) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all one's self, completely, entirely

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the universal spirit, the whole self, complete nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)

सर्वगुणोपपन्ना (sarvaguṇopapannā) - endowed with all virtues/qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaguṇopapanna

sarvaguṇopapanna - endowed with all qualities/virtues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+guṇa+upapanna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• upapanna – endowed with, possessed of, furnished with, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from upa-√pad
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √pad (class 4)

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, abode, position

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, position, state

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, cherished, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, loved, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

from √iṣ (to wish) or √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: √iṣ / √yaj (class 6)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine, related to (brahman)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - pertaining to (brahman), divine, sacred

अभीप्समानैः (abhīpsamānaiḥ) - by those desiring/wishing for

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhīpsamāna

abhīpsamāna - desiring, wishing for

Present Middle Participle

from abhi-√āp + san (desiderative)

Prefix: abhi

Root: √āp (class 5)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

आत्मवशैः (ātmavaśaiḥ) - by those who are self-controlled

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmavaśa

ātmavaśa - self-controlled, independent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+vaśa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)

उपास्या (upāsyā) - should be worshipped, revered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upāsya

upāsya - to be worshipped, to be served, to be approached

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

from upa-√ās

Prefix: upa

Root: √ās (class 2)

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