महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-45, verse-18

ततः कदाचिद्गङ्गायाः कच्छे स नृपसत्तमः ।
गङ्गायामाप्लुतो धीमानाश्रमाभिमुखोऽभवत् ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ kadācidgaṅgāyāḥ kacche sa nṛpasattamaḥ ,
gaṅgāyāmāpluto dhīmānāśramābhimukho'bhavat.

18. tataḥ kadācit gaṅgāyāḥ kacche sa nṛpasattamaḥ |
gaṅgāyām āplutaḥ dhīmān āśramābhimukhaḥ abhavat

18. tataḥ kadācit sa nṛpasattamaḥ dhīmān gaṅgāyāḥ
kacche gaṅgāyām āplutaḥ āśramābhimukhaḥ abhavat

18. Then, one day, that excellent king, wise and having bathed in the Gaṅgā on its bank, turned towards his hermitage (āśrama).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, once, one day

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

• कच्छे (kacche) - on the bank, in the vicinity

• स (sa) - he, that

• नृपसत्तमः (nṛpasattamaḥ) - best of kings, excellent king

• गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Gaṅgā

• आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - bathed, plunged

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

• आश्रमाभिमुखः (āśramābhimukhaḥ) - facing the hermitage, turned towards the hermitage

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, once, one day

(indeclinable)

from kadā + cit

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

कच्छे (kacche) - on the bank, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaccha

kaccha - bank, shore, marshy land, skirt of a garment

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine form of tad (he)

नृपसत्तमः (nṛpasattamaḥ) - best of kings, excellent king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Refers to the king.

गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - bathed, plunged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpluta

āpluta - bathed, plunged into, soaked

past passive participle

from root plu- with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛpasattamaḥ'.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, clever

from dhī + matup suffix

Note: Qualifies 'nṛpasattamaḥ'.

आश्रमाभिमुखः (āśramābhimukhaḥ) - facing the hermitage, turned towards the hermitage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśramābhimukha

āśramābhimukha - facing the hermitage, turned towards the hermitage

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+abhimukha)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• abhimukha – facing, turned towards, confronted
  adjective (masculine)
  from mukha with prefix abhi-
  Prefix: abhi

Note: Qualifies 'nṛpasattamaḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)