महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-187, verse-39

सा नदी वत्सभूम्यां तु प्रथिताम्बेति भारत ।
वार्षिकी ग्राहबहुला दुस्तीर्था कुटिला तथा ॥३९॥

39. sā nadī vatsabhūmyāṁ tu prathitāmbeti bhārata ,
vārṣikī grāhabahulā dustīrthā kuṭilā tathā.

39. sā nadī vatsabhūmyām tu prathitā ambā iti bhārata
vārṣikī grāhabahulā dustīrthā kuṭilā tathā

39. bhārata,
vatsabhūmyām sā nadī tu ambā iti prathitā (āsīt).
(sā ca) vārṣikī,
grāhabahulā,
dustīrthā tathā kuṭilā (āsīt).

39. O Bhārata, that river in the land of Vatsa, renowned as Ambā, was seasonal, teeming with crocodiles, difficult to ford, and winding.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that

• नदी (nadī) - river

• वत्सभूम्याम् (vatsabhūmyām) - in the land of Vatsa

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

• प्रथिता (prathitā) - renowned, famous, known

• अम्बा (ambā) - the proper name Amba (Amba (a proper name); mother)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, as

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata

• वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - seasonal, pertaining to the rainy season

• ग्राहबहुला (grāhabahulā) - full of crocodiles, teeming with crocodiles

• दुस्तीर्था (dustīrthā) - difficult to ford, having bad fords

• कुटिला (kuṭilā) - winding, crooked

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

वत्सभूम्याम् (vatsabhūmyām) - in the land of Vatsa

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vatsabhūmi

vatsabhūmi - land of Vatsa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vatsa+bhūmi)

• vatsa – Vatsa (a country, a people); calf
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

प्रथिता (prathitā) - renowned, famous, known

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prathita

prathita - famous, renowned, well-known

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-√ath (to spread, to be famous) or pra-√thā (to spread)

Prefix: pra

Root: ath (class 1)

अम्बा (ambā) - the proper name Amba (Amba (a proper name); mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ambā

ambā - mother; a proper name (e.g., of a daughter of Kāśīrāja)

इति (iti) - thus, so, as

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata; an Indian; a name

वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - seasonal, pertaining to the rainy season

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vārṣika

vārṣika - annual, rainy, seasonal, belonging to the rainy season

derived from varṣā (rainy season)

ग्राहबहुला (grāhabahulā) - full of crocodiles, teeming with crocodiles

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grāhabahulā

grāhabahulā - full of crocodiles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grāha+bahula)

• grāha – crocodile, alligator; holding, seizing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• bahula – abundant, frequent, numerous, full of
  adjective

दुस्तीर्था (dustīrthā) - difficult to ford, having bad fords

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dustīrtha

dustīrtha - difficult to cross, having bad fords

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+tīrtha)

• dus – bad, difficult (a prefix)
  indeclinable
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place; passage
  noun (neuter)

कुटिला (kuṭilā) - winding, crooked

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṭila

kuṭila - crooked, bent, winding; deceitful, dishonest

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

(indeclinable)