महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-240, verse-42

गङ्गौघप्रतिमा राजन्प्रयाता सा महाचमूः ।
श्वेतच्छत्रैः पताकाभिश्चामरैश्च सुपाण्डुरैः ॥४२॥

42. gaṅgaughapratimā rājanprayātā sā mahācamūḥ ,
śvetacchatraiḥ patākābhiścāmaraiśca supāṇḍuraiḥ.

42. gaṅgaughapratimā rājan prayātā sā mahācamūḥ
śvetacchatraiḥ patākābhiḥ ca cāmaraiḥ ca supāṇḍuraiḥ

42. O King, that great army, resembling the mighty current of the Gaṅgā, marched forth with brilliantly white umbrellas, banners, and fly-whisks.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गौघप्रतिमा (gaṅgaughapratimā) - resembling the current of the Ganges, like a flood of the Ganges

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• प्रयाता (prayātā) - departed, marched forth, proceeded

• सा (sā) - that, she

• महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army

• श्वेतच्छत्रैः (śvetacchatraiḥ) - with white umbrellas

• पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners, with flags

• च (ca) - and

• चामरैः (cāmaraiḥ) - with fly-whisks

• च (ca) - and

• सुपाण्डुरैः (supāṇḍuraiḥ) - with very white, brilliantly white

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गौघप्रतिमा (gaṅgaughapratimā) - resembling the current of the Ganges, like a flood of the Ganges

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgaughapratimā

gaṅgaughapratimā - resembling the current of the Ganges (Gaṅgā)

Compound noun acting as an adjective. Formed from Gaṅgā (river), Ogha (flood/current), and Pratimā (image/resemblance). 'Having the resemblance of a Ganges current'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaṅgā+ogha+pratimā)

• gaṅgā – the Ganges river
  proper noun (feminine)
• ogha – flood, current, stream, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• pratimā – image, resemblance, likeness, statue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'mahācamūḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

प्रयाता (prayātā) - departed, marched forth, proceeded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yā` (to go) with prefix `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'mahācamūḥ'.

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to the army.

महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahācamū

mahācamū - great army, large force

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+camū)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  Stem of the adjective 'great'. Becomes 'mahā' in compounds.
• camū – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

श्वेतच्छत्रैः (śvetacchatraiḥ) - with white umbrellas

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śvetacchatra

śvetacchatra - white umbrella

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śveta+chatra)

• śveta – white, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• chatra – umbrella, parasol
  noun (neuter)

पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners, with flags

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, standard

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चामरैः (cāmaraiḥ) - with fly-whisks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of cāmara

cāmara - fly-whisk (made from the tail of a yak)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुपाण्डुरैः (supāṇḍuraiḥ) - with very white, brilliantly white

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of supāṇḍura

supāṇḍura - very white, brilliantly white, very pale

Compound of `su` (good, very) and `pāṇḍura` (white, pale).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+pāṇḍura)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'good' or 'very'.
• pāṇḍura – white, pale yellow, whitish
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śvetacchatraiḥ', 'patākābhiḥ', and 'cāmaraiḥ'.