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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-21

सिन्धुवर्जं पञ्च नद्यो देविकाथ सरस्वती ।
गङ्गा च शतकुम्भा च शरयूर्गण्डसाह्वया ॥२१॥
21. sindhuvarjaṁ pañca nadyo devikātha sarasvatī ,
gaṅgā ca śatakumbhā ca śarayūrgaṇḍasāhvayā.
21. sindhuvarjam pañca nadyaḥ devikā atha sarasvatī
gaṅgā ca śatakumbhā ca śarayūḥ gaṇḍasāhvayā
21. Excluding the Sindhu, the five rivers are Devikā, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā, Śatakumbhā, and Sarayū (also known as Gaṇḍasāhvayā).

Words meanings summery:

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  • सिन्धुवर्जम् (sindhuvarjam) - excluding the Sindhu river (excepting the Sindhu, excluding the Sindhu)
  • पञ्च (pañca) - five
  • नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers
  • देविका (devikā) - the Devikā river (Devikā (a river name))
  • अथ (atha) - and (and, moreover, now, then)
  • सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - the Sarasvatī river (Sarasvatī (a river name, goddess name))
  • गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the Gaṅgā river (Gaṅgā (river name))
  • (ca) - and
  • शतकुम्भा (śatakumbhā) - the Śatakumbhā river (Śatakumbhā (a river name))
  • (ca) - and
  • शरयूः (śarayūḥ) - the Sarayū river (Sarayū (a river name))
  • गण्डसाह्वया (gaṇḍasāhvayā) - (also known as) Gaṇḍasāhvayā (an epithet for Sarayū) (Gaṇḍasāhvayā (a river name, or epithet of Sarayū))

Words meanings and morphology

सिन्धुवर्जम् (sindhuvarjam) - excluding the Sindhu river (excepting the Sindhu, excluding the Sindhu)
(indeclinable)
Compound formed with 'varjam' (excluding).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (sindhu+varjam)
  • sindhu – river, Indus river, ocean
    proper noun (masculine)
  • varjam – excluding, omitting, without
    indeclinable
    Derived from root √vṛj (to avoid, abandon)
    Root: vṛj (class 1)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with nadyaḥ.
नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī
nadī - river, stream
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb "are".
देविका (devikā) - the Devikā river (Devikā (a river name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devikā
devikā - a river, a small goddess
अथ (atha) - and (and, moreover, now, then)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - the Sarasvatī river (Sarasvatī (a river name, goddess name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī
sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (a mythical river, goddess of knowledge, eloquence, and music)
गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the Gaṅgā river (Gaṅgā (river name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā
gaṅgā - the river Ganges, a goddess
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शतकुम्भा (śatakumbhā) - the Śatakumbhā river (Śatakumbhā (a river name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śatakumbhā
śatakumbhā - name of a river (literally 'having a hundred pitchers')
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शरयूः (śarayūḥ) - the Sarayū river (Sarayū (a river name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śarayū
śarayū - name of a river (modern Sarju or Ghaghara)
गण्डसाह्वया (gaṇḍasāhvayā) - (also known as) Gaṇḍasāhvayā (an epithet for Sarayū) (Gaṇḍasāhvayā (a river name, or epithet of Sarayū))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṇḍasāhvayā
gaṇḍasāhvayā - name of a river, epithet for Sarayū (meaning 'called Gaṇḍa')
Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇḍa+sāhvayā)
  • gaṇḍa – cheek, side of the head, knot, protuberance
    noun (masculine)
  • sāhvayā – called, named, with a call
    adjective (feminine)
    From 'saha' (with) + 'āhvā' (calling) or just 'āhvā' (name, call)
Note: Serves as an appellation for Sarayū.