महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-142, verse-26

इति कुन्ती विनिश्चित्य कार्यं निश्चितमुत्तमम् ।
कार्यार्थमभिनिर्याय ययौ भागीरथीं प्रति ॥२६॥

26. iti kuntī viniścitya kāryaṁ niścitamuttamam ,
kāryārthamabhiniryāya yayau bhāgīrathīṁ prati.

26. iti kuntī viniścitya kāryam niścitam uttamam
kāryārtham abhiniryāya yayau bhāgīrathīm prati

26. iti kuntī uttamam niścitam kāryam viniścitya,
kāryārtham abhiniryāya,
bhāgīrathīm prati yayau.

26. Having thus firmly resolved upon this excellent and definite course of action, Kuntī set out for that purpose and went towards the Bhagirathī (Ganga river).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so (referring to the preceding thought/decision) (thus, so, in this manner)

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī (the mother of Kārṇa and the Pāṇḍavas) (Kuntī)

• विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having firmly resolved (having determined, having decided, having resolved)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - course of action, task (action, work, task, duty, that which is to be done)

• निश्चितम् (niścitam) - definite, firmly resolved (ascertained, certain, fixed, decided)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

• कार्यार्थम् (kāryārtham) - for that purpose (i.e., the task decided upon) (for the sake of work, for the purpose of the task)

• अभिनिर्याय (abhiniryāya) - having set out (having gone out, having departed, having set forth)

• ययौ (yayau) - she went (she went, he went)

• भागीरथीम् (bhāgīrathīm) - to the Ganga river (to the Bhagirathī river (Ganga))

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, to, against, every)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so (referring to the preceding thought/decision) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī (the mother of Kārṇa and the Pāṇḍavas) (Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kuntī (proper name of a princess, wife of Pāṇḍu)

विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having firmly resolved (having determined, having decided, having resolved)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From verb root ci with prefixes vi and niś, suffix lyap

Prefixes: vi+niś

Root: ci (class 5)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - course of action, task (action, work, task, duty, that which is to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, act, work, duty, purpose

Gerundive

From root kṛ with suffix ṇyat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'viniścitya'

निश्चितम् (niścitam) - definite, firmly resolved (ascertained, certain, fixed, decided)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niścita

niścita - ascertained, decided, sure, certain

Past Passive Participle

From verb root ci with prefix niś

Prefix: niś

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'kāryam'

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, principal, chief, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'kāryam'

कार्यार्थम् (kāryārtham) - for that purpose (i.e., the task decided upon) (for the sake of work, for the purpose of the task)

(indeclinable)

Compound ending in -artham, used adverbially

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+artha)

• kārya – to be done, act, work, duty, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ with suffix ṇyat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage

अभिनिर्याय (abhiniryāya) - having set out (having gone out, having departed, having set forth)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From verb root yā with prefixes abhi and nis, suffix lyap

Prefixes: abhi+nis

Root: yā (class 2)

ययौ (yayau) - she went (she went, he went)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

भागीरथीम् (bhāgīrathīm) - to the Ganga river (to the Bhagirathī river (Ganga))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāgīrathī

bhāgīrathī - the Ganga river (mythologically brought down by Bhagīratha)

Note: Object of preposition 'prati'

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, to, against, every)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition