महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-10

सा बभूव विसर्पन्ती त्रिधा राजन्समुद्रगा ।
फेनपुञ्जाकुलजला हंसानामिव पङ्क्तयः ॥१०॥

10. sā babhūva visarpantī tridhā rājansamudragā ,
phenapuñjākulajalā haṁsānāmiva paṅktayaḥ.

10. sā babhūva visarpantī tridhā rājan samudragā
phenapuñjākulajalā haṃsānām iva paṅktayaḥ

10. O king, she (Ganga) flowed, dividing into three ocean-bound streams. Her waters, agitated by masses of foam, appeared like lines of swans.

10. הו מלך, היא נעשתה זורמת בשלוש זרועות בדרכה אל הים, ומימיה מלאים גושי קצף, כשורות של ברבורים.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine, nominative singular)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• विसर्पन्ती (visarpantī) - flowing, spreading, moving

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold, into three parts

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• समुद्रगा (samudragā) - going to the ocean, ocean-bound

• फेनपुञ्जाकुलजला (phenapuñjākulajalā) - whose waters were agitated by masses of foam, having waters crowded with heaps of foam

• हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - of swans

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पङ्क्तयः (paṅktayaḥ) - rows, lines, series

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine, nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect

Root: bhū (class 1)

विसर्पन्ती (visarpantī) - flowing, spreading, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of visarpant

visarpant - flowing, spreading

Present Active Participle

vi + sarp (to creep, move slowly)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Describing Gaṅgā.

त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold, into three parts

(indeclinable)

from tri (three) + suffix -dhā

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

समुद्रगा (samudragā) - going to the ocean, ocean-bound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samudragā

samudragā - going to the ocean, ocean-bound

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (samudra+gā)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• gā – going, moving
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of -ga (one who goes), from root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describing Gaṅgā.

फेनपुञ्जाकुलजला (phenapuñjākulajalā) - whose waters were agitated by masses of foam, having waters crowded with heaps of foam

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of phenapuñjākulajalā

phenapuñjākulajalā - having waters agitated by masses of foam

compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (phena+puñja+ākula+jala)

• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sphāy (class 1)
• puñja – heap, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: puñj (class 1)
• ākula – agitated, confused, crowded, teeming
  adjective
  ā + kula (to gather)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal (class 1)

Note: Describing Gaṅgā.

हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - of swans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose

Root: han (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

पङ्क्तयः (paṅktayaḥ) - rows, lines, series

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paṅkti

paṅkti - row, line, series

Root: pañj (class 1)

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