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

तदाप्रभृति पुण्या हि विपाशाभून्महानदी ।
विख्याता कर्मणा तेन वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः ॥१३॥

13. tadāprabhṛti puṇyā hi vipāśābhūnmahānadī ,
vikhyātā karmaṇā tena vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ.

13. tadāprabhṛti puṇyā hi vipāśā abhūt mahānadī
vikhyātā karmaṇā tena vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ

13. tadāprabhṛti hi vipāśā puṇyā mahānadī abhūt
tena mahātmanaḥ vasiṣṭhasya karmaṇā vikhyātā

13. From that time onwards, the Vipāśā became a truly sacred and great river, renowned by that action (karma) of the great-souled (mahātman) Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• तदाप्रभृति (tadāprabhṛti) - From the time of Vasiṣṭha's immersion and emergence. (from that time, thenceforth, since then)

• पुण्या (puṇyā) - The Vipāśā river is holy. (sacred, holy, pure)

• हि (hi) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, because)

• विपाशा (vipāśā) - The river that received its name from Vasiṣṭha becoming 'unbound' in it. (Vipāśā (name of a river))

• अभूत् (abhūt) - The Vipāśā river became (transformed into) a great and sacred river. (became, was)

• महानदी (mahānadī) - The Vipāśā became a great river. (great river)

• विख्याता (vikhyātā) - The river became famous. (renowned, famous, well-known)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - The river became famous due to Vasiṣṭha's act of immersing himself. (by action (karma), by deed)

• तेन (tena) - Refers back to the karmaṇā (action), 'by that (action)'. (by that, by him)

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - The action was Vasiṣṭha's. (of Vasiṣṭha)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - An epithet for Vasiṣṭha, describing his noble character. (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

तदाप्रभृति (tadāprabhṛti) - From the time of Vasiṣṭha's immersion and emergence. (from that time, thenceforth, since then)

(indeclinable)

Compound of tadā (then) and prabhṛti (beginning from).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tadā+prabhṛti)

• tadā – then, at that time.
  indeclinable
• prabhṛti – beginning from, since, onwards.
  indeclinable
  Prefix: pra

पुण्या (puṇyā) - The Vipāśā river is holy. (sacred, holy, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious.

हि (hi) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

विपाशा (vipāśā) - The river that received its name from Vasiṣṭha becoming 'unbound' in it. (Vipāśā (name of a river))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vipāśā

vipāśā - The name of a river, literally meaning 'unbound' or 'freed from snares' (from vi-pāśa).

Feminine form derived from vipāśa.

Note: The river's name is Vipāśā.

अभूत् (abhūt) - The Vipāśā river became (transformed into) a great and sacred river. (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of bhū

Aorist, imperfective.

3rd person singular aorist active of root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

महानदी (mahānadī) - The Vipāśā became a great river. (great river)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river.

Compound of mahā (great) and nadī (river).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty.
  adjective
• nadī – river, stream.
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for abhūt.

विख्याता (vikhyātā) - The river became famous. (renowned, famous, well-known)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - renowned, famous, well-known, celebrated.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā (to tell, to be known) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - The river became famous due to Vasiṣṭha's act of immersing himself. (by action (karma), by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action (karma).

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the means by which it became famous.

तेन (tena) - Refers back to the karmaṇā (action), 'by that (action)'. (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun).

Instrumental singular neuter of tad.

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - The action was Vasiṣṭha's. (of Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven great sages (ṛṣis).

Note: Possessive, modifies karmaṇā.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - An epithet for Vasiṣṭha, describing his noble character. (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (mahātman).

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul/self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty.
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman), essential nature.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Vasiṣṭha.