महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-84, verse-64

सा वह्निना वार्यमाणा देवैश्चापि सरिद्वरा ।
समुत्ससर्ज तं गर्भं मेरौ गिरिवरे तदा ॥६४॥

64. sā vahninā vāryamāṇā devaiścāpi saridvarā ,
samutsasarja taṁ garbhaṁ merau girivare tadā.

64. sā vahninā vāryamāṇā devaiḥ ca api sarit-varā
samutsasarja tam garbham merau giri-vare tadā

64. sā sarit-varā vahninā ca api devaiḥ vāryamāṇā
tadā tam garbham giri-vare merau samutsasarja

64. That best of rivers, being hindered by Agni and also by the gods, then discharged that fetus on Mount Meru, the foremost of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (referring to the river, Gaṅgā) (she, that (feminine singular))

• वह्निना (vahninā) - by Agni (the god of fire) (by fire, by Agni)

• वार्यमाणा (vāryamāṇā) - being obstructed (being obstructed, being hindered, being prevented)

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods (by the gods, by the deities)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• सरित्-वरा (sarit-varā) - the foremost of rivers (best of rivers)

• समुत्ससर्ज (samutsasarja) - discharged (discharged, emitted, abandoned)

• तम् (tam) - that (fetus) (that, him (masculine singular))

• गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus (fetus, embryo, womb, interior)

• मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru (on Meru (a mythical mountain))

• गिरि-वरे (giri-vare) - on the foremost of mountains (on the best of mountains)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (referring to the river, Gaṅgā) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'

वह्निना (vahninā) - by Agni (the god of fire) (by fire, by Agni)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni, god of fire

From root vah (to carry, as fire carries oblations)

Root: vah (class 1)

वार्यमाणा (vāryamāṇā) - being obstructed (being obstructed, being hindered, being prevented)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāryamāṇa

vāryamāṇa - being obstructed/hindered/prevented

Present Passive Participle

from root vṛ (to cover, restrain) with ya-suffix for passive and -māna

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sā sarit-varā'.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods (by the gods, by the deities)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

सरित्-वरा (sarit-varā) - the foremost of rivers (best of rivers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit-varā

sarit-varā - best of rivers, foremost river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+vara)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun ending in -t
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to Gaṅgā.

समुत्ससर्ज (samutsasarja) - discharged (discharged, emitted, abandoned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of samutsṛj

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, from root sṛj (to create, emit) with prefixes sam + ut

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तम् (tam) - that (fetus) (that, him (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine accusative singular of 'tad'

गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus (fetus, embryo, womb, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - fetus, embryo, womb, interior

Root: gṛbh (class 9)

मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru (on Meru (a mythical mountain))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Meru (a mythical mountain, abode of gods)

गिरि-वरे (giri-vare) - on the foremost of mountains (on the best of mountains)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri-vara

giri-vara - best/foremost of mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+vara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ (class 6)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Meru.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + suffix -dā