महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-25

ततस्तेन समागम्य कालयोगेन केनचित् ।
अगृह्णाच्च वरं तस्माद्गङ्गाया धारणं नृप ।
स्वर्गवासं समुद्दिश्य पितॄणां स नरोत्तमः ॥२५॥

25. tatastena samāgamya kālayogena kenacit ,
agṛhṇācca varaṁ tasmādgaṅgāyā dhāraṇaṁ nṛpa ,
svargavāsaṁ samuddiśya pitṝṇāṁ sa narottamaḥ.

25. tataḥ tena samāgamya kālayogena
kenacit agṛhṇāt ca varam tasmāt
gaṅgāyāḥ dhāraṇam nṛpa svargavāsam
samuddiśya pitṝṇām sa narottamaḥ

25. O king, after some time had passed and he had met him, that best among men obtained a boon from him for the descent of Gaṅgā, intending to secure a dwelling in heaven for his ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

• तेन (tena) - with him (referring to Śiva, from previous context) (by him, with him)

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met (having met, having approached)

• कालयोगेन (kālayogena) - after some time had passed (literally, by the conjunction of time) (by the course of time, by means of time)

• केनचित् (kenacit) - after some (time) (by some, by a certain)

• अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - he obtained (he took, he received, he obtained)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, best thing)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (referring to Śiva) (from him, therefore)

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

• धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - the descent (of Gaṅgā, implying holding her flow) (bearing, holding, maintaining, descent)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• स्वर्गवासम् (svargavāsam) - dwelling in heaven

• समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - intending (having intended, aiming at, for the sake of)

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - for his ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)

• स (sa) - he (referring to Bhagīratha) (he, that)

• नरोत्तमः (narottamaḥ) - that best among men (Bhagīratha) (best among men)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable adverb derived from idam/tad

तेन (tena) - with him (referring to Śiva, from previous context) (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met (having met, having approached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root gam (to go) with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

कालयोगेन (kālayogena) - after some time had passed (literally, by the conjunction of time) (by the course of time, by means of time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kālayoga

kālayoga - conjunction of time, course of time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+yoga)

• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• yoga – union, conjunction, means, method, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

केनचित् (kenacit) - after some (time) (by some, by a certain)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any, certain

indeclinable pronoun

Note: Modified form of kimcid or kaścid in instrumental.

अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - he obtained (he took, he received, he obtained)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Third person singular, parasmaipada, imperfect of root grah

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, best thing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (referring to Śiva) (from him, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - the descent (of Gaṅgā, implying holding her flow) (bearing, holding, maintaining, descent)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa

dhāraṇa - holding, bearing, supporting, descent

kṛt (nomen actionis)

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

स्वर्गवासम् (svargavāsam) - dwelling in heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargavāsa

svargavāsa - dwelling in heaven

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+vāsa)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - intending (having intended, aiming at, for the sake of)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root diś (to point) with upasargas sam- and ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: diś (class 6)

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - for his ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

स (sa) - he (referring to Bhagīratha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरोत्तमः (narottamaḥ) - that best among men (Bhagīratha) (best among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of ud