महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-12

एवं प्रकारान्सुबहून्कुर्वन्ती गगनाच्च्युता ।
पृथिवीतलमासाद्य भगीरथमथाब्रवीत् ॥१२॥

12. evaṁ prakārānsubahūnkurvantī gaganāccyutā ,
pṛthivītalamāsādya bhagīrathamathābravīt.

12. evam prakārān subahūn kurvantī gaganāt cyutā
pṛthivītalam āsādya bhagīratham atha abravīt

12. Having thus manifested in many forms, the [Ganga] river, fallen from the sky, reached the surface of the earth and then spoke to Bhagiratha.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रकारान् (prakārān) - forms, ways, kinds

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

• कुर्वन्ती (kurvantī) - manifesting (in many forms) (doing, making, manifesting)

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky, from heaven

• च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, descended

• पृथिवीतलम् (pṛthivītalam) - the surface of the earth

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

• भगीरथम् (bhagīratham) - Bhagiratha

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रकारान् (prakārān) - forms, ways, kinds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prakāra

prakāra - form, manner, kind, type

From pra-√kṛ (to do, to make), implying a particular way of doing or making.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, abundant

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'bahu' (many).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'prakārān'.

कुर्वन्ती (kurvantī) - manifesting (in many forms) (doing, making, manifesting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make) in the present active participle form (śatṛ).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the Ganga river.

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Root: gam (class 1)

च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, slipped, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root cyu (to move, fall).

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Ganga river.

पृथिवीतलम् (pṛthivītalam) - the surface of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pṛthivītala

pṛthivītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+tala)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom
  noun (neuter)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed with prefix 'ā' and root 'sad'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

भगीरथम् (bhagīratham) - Bhagiratha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - Bhagiratha (a legendary king)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)