महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-84, verse-66

सा समुत्सृज्य तं दुःखाद्दीप्तवैश्वानरप्रभम् ।
दर्शयामास चाग्निस्तां तदा गङ्गां भृगूद्वह ।
पप्रच्छ सरितां श्रेष्ठां कच्चिद्गर्भः सुखोदयः ॥६६॥

66. sā samutsṛjya taṁ duḥkhāddīptavaiśvānaraprabham ,
darśayāmāsa cāgnistāṁ tadā gaṅgāṁ bhṛgūdvaha ,
papraccha saritāṁ śreṣṭhāṁ kaccidgarbhaḥ sukhodayaḥ.

66. sā samutsṛjya tam duḥkhāt dīpta-vaiśvānara-prabham
darśayāmāsa ca agniḥ tām
tadā gaṅgām bhṛgūdvaha papraccha saritām
śreṣṭhām kaccit garbhaḥ sukha-udayaḥ

66. sā duḥkhāt dīpta-vaiśvānara-prabham tam
samutsṛjya ca tadā bhṛgūdvaha agniḥ
tām gaṅgām darśayāmāsa saritām śreṣṭhām
papraccha kaccit garbhaḥ sukha-udayaḥ

66. She, out of distress, discharged that fetus, which shone with the splendor of a blazing fire. Then, O descendant of Bhṛgu, Agni showed it (the fetus) to Gaṅgā and asked the foremost of rivers, 'Is the birth of the child auspicious?'

Words meanings summery:

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

• समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having discharged (having discharged, having abandoned, having emitted)

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

• दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - out of distress (from sorrow, from distress, from pain)

• दीप्त-वैश्वानर-प्रभम् (dīpta-vaiśvānara-prabham) - shining with the radiance of a blazing fire (shining with the splendor of universal fire)

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he showed (it to) (he showed, he caused to see, he appeared)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god) (fire, Agni (the fire god))

• ताम् (tām) - her (Gaṅgā) (her, that (feminine singular))

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

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā (the river goddess))

• भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - O descendant of Bhṛgu (vocative, addressing the narrator or a specific sage) (O descendant of Bhṛgu)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked (he asked, he enquired)

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - the foremost (best, foremost, most excellent)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - Is it that...? (introducing a question expecting an affirmative answer) (whether, perhaps, is it that...?)

• गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the fetus / child (fetus, embryo, child)

• सुख-उदयः (sukha-udayaḥ) - having an auspicious birth (having a happy rise/birth, auspicious origin)

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'

समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having discharged (having discharged, having abandoned, having emitted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root sṛj (to create, emit) with prefixes sam + ut + suffix -ya

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'

दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - out of distress (from sorrow, from distress, from pain)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, distress, pain, suffering

Ablative singular of neuter noun 'duḥkha'

दीप्त-वैश्वानर-प्रभम् (dīpta-vaiśvānara-prabham) - shining with the radiance of a blazing fire (shining with the splendor of universal fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta-vaiśvānara-prabha

dīpta-vaiśvānara-prabha - shining with the splendor of universal fire

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning "whose splendor is like the blazing universal fire"

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+vaiśvānara+prabha)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, inflamed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• vaiśvānara – universal fire, fire (as residing in all men)
  noun (masculine)
• prabha – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'garbham'.

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he showed (it to) (he showed, he caused to see, he appeared)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative (causative)

3rd person singular, perfect of the causative of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god) (fire, Agni (the fire god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (the fire god)

Masculine nominative singular

Root: ag (class 1)

Note: Subject of `darśayāmāsa` and `papraccha`.

ताम् (tām) - her (Gaṅgā) (her, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine accusative singular of 'tad'

Note: Object of `darśayāmāsa` (as the person to whom something is shown).

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

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + suffix -dā

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā (the river goddess))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Gaṅgā (the river goddess)

Feminine accusative singular

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of `darśayāmāsa` (as the person to whom something is shown).

भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - O descendant of Bhṛgu (vocative, addressing the narrator or a specific sage) (O descendant of Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgūdvaha

bhṛgūdvaha - O descendant of Bhṛgu

Vocative singular, compound of Bhṛgu and udvaha (carrying, leading to, descendant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+udvaha)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, descendant
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix 'ud' + root 'vah'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: An address to the narrator or a specific interlocutor.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked (he asked, he enquired)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, perfect of root prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Subject is Agni.

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Feminine genitive plural

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Genitive of comparison with 'śreṣṭhām'.

श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - the foremost (best, foremost, most excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, foremost, most excellent, most eminent

Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

Root: praśas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tām Gaṅgām' implicitly or directly, as the object of 'papraccha'.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Is it that...? (introducing a question expecting an affirmative answer) (whether, perhaps, is it that...?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the fetus / child (fetus, embryo, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - fetus, embryo, child, womb

Masculine nominative singular

Root: gṛbh (class 9)

सुख-उदयः (sukha-udayaḥ) - having an auspicious birth (having a happy rise/birth, auspicious origin)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha-udaya

sukha-udaya - having a happy rise/birth, auspicious origin

Tatpuruṣa compound (or Bahuvrīhi "whose rise is happy")

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+udaya)

• sukha – happiness, ease, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• udaya – rise, ascent, origin, birth
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix 'ud' + root 'i' (to go)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicative to 'garbhaḥ'.