महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-41, verse-13

अवगाह्य महात्मानः पुण्यां त्रिपथगां नदीम् ।
सरथाः सध्वजाश्चैव स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे ॥१३॥

13. avagāhya mahātmānaḥ puṇyāṁ tripathagāṁ nadīm ,
sarathāḥ sadhvajāścaiva svāni sthānāni bhejire.

13. avagāhya mahātmānaḥ puṇyām tripathagām nadīm
sarathāḥ sadhvajāḥ ca eva svāni sthānāni bhejire

13. mahātmānaḥ puṇyām tripathagām nadīm avagāhya
sarathāḥ sadhvajāḥ ca eva svāni sthānāni bhejire

13. Having bathed in the sacred river Gaṅgā, the great souls, complete with their chariots and banners, returned to their own abodes.

Words meanings summery:

• अवगाह्य (avagāhya) - having bathed, having immersed, having plunged into

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, magnanimous ones, noble-minded ones

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - the river Gaṅgā, literally 'three-pathed' (three-pathed, flowing in three paths)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• सरथाः (sarathāḥ) - with chariots, accompanied by chariots

• सध्वजाः (sadhvajāḥ) - with banners, accompanied by banners

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just

• स्वानि (svāni) - their own, one's own

• स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places, abodes, positions

• भेजिरे (bhejire) - they resorted to, they went to, they obtained

Words meanings and morphology

अवगाह्य (avagāhya) - having bathed, having immersed, having plunged into

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √gāh (to plunge) with ava, suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: ava

Root: gāh (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, magnanimous ones, noble-minded ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, magnanimous, noble-minded

compound of mahat and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious

Note: Agrees with 'nadīm'

त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - the river Gaṅgā, literally 'three-pathed' (three-pathed, flowing in three paths)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tripathagā

tripathagā - three-pathed (referring to the river Gaṅgā)

compound of tripatha and gam (from √gam + ā, going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tripatha+gā)

• tripatha – three paths, crossroads
  noun (masculine)
  compound of tri and patha
• gā – going, moving, flowing
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix -ga
  from √gam (to go) with suffix -a
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nadīm'

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

सरथाः (sarathāḥ) - with chariots, accompanied by chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saratha

saratha - with chariots, accompanied by chariots

compound of sa and ratha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix 'sa' meaning 'with'
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmānaḥ'

सध्वजाः (sadhvajāḥ) - with banners, accompanied by banners

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadhvaja

sadhvaja - with banners, accompanied by banners

compound of sa and dhvaja

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dhvaja)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix 'sa' meaning 'with'
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmānaḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just

(indeclinable)

स्वानि (svāni) - their own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with 'sthānāni'

स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places, abodes, positions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, position

भेजिरे (bhejire) - they resorted to, they went to, they obtained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)