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.

12. היא עשתה דברים רבים מסוג זה כשירדה מן השמיים, הגיעה אל פני האדמה ואז אמרה לבְּהַגִירַתְהַא,

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)

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