महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-21

गङ्गायां हि न शक्नोमि बृहत्त्वाच्चेष्टितुं प्रभो ।
समुद्रं नय मामाशु प्रसीद भगवन्निति ॥२१॥

21. gaṅgāyāṁ hi na śaknomi bṛhattvācceṣṭituṁ prabho ,
samudraṁ naya māmāśu prasīda bhagavanniti.

21. gaṅgāyām hi na śaknomi bṛhattvāt ca ceṣṭitum
prabho samudram naya mām āśu prasīda bhagavan iti

21. Indeed, O Lord (prabhu), I am not able to move in the Ganga due to my great size. Take me quickly to the ocean! Be gracious, O glorious one (bhagavan)!

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganga

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

• बृहत्त्वात् (bṛhattvāt) - due to great size, because of largeness

• च (ca) - and, also

• चेष्टितुम् (ceṣṭitum) - to move, to stir, to act

• प्रभो (prabho) - Vocative, addressing Manu (O Lord, O master)

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean, sea

• नय (naya) - lead, take

• माम् (mām) - referring to the fish (me)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased, be gracious, be propitious

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative, addressing Manu (O glorious one, O divine one, O lord)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganga

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

बृहत्त्वात् (bṛhattvāt) - due to great size, because of largeness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bṛhattva

bṛhattva - greatness, largeness

From bṛhat (great) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'bṛhattvāt'.

चेष्टितुम् (ceṣṭitum) - to move, to stir, to act

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root ceṣṭ

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Used with śaknomi.

प्रभो (prabho) - Vocative, addressing Manu (O Lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Object of 'naya'.

नय (naya) - lead, take

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

माम् (mām) - referring to the fish (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased, be gracious, be propitious

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sīd

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative, addressing Manu (O glorious one, O divine one, O lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine, worshipful, lord

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)