महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-19

ततो भीता सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा चिन्तयामास भारत ।
उभयोः शापयोर्भीता कथमेतद्भविष्यति ॥१९॥

19. tato bhītā saricchreṣṭhā cintayāmāsa bhārata ,
ubhayoḥ śāpayorbhītā kathametadbhaviṣyati.

19. tataḥ bhītā saricchreṣṭhā cintayāmāsa bhārata
ubhayoḥ śāpayoḥ bhītā katham etat bhaviṣyati

19. bhārata tataḥ bhītā saricchreṣṭhā cintayāmāsa
ubhayoḥ śāpayoḥ bhītā katham etat bhaviṣyati

19. O Bhārata, then the best of rivers, terrified, pondered, "How will this come to pass, fearful as I am of both curses?"

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after that event (then, thence, from that)

• भीता (bhītā) - terrified (by Viśvāmitra's command and potential consequences) (afraid, frightened, fearful)

• सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - The river goddess (Ganga in context) (best of rivers, principal river)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she reflected deeply (she thought, she pondered)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative address to a listener, possibly Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (Viśvāmitra's and Vasiṣṭha's) (of both)

• शापयोः (śāpayoḥ) - of the curses (from Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (of curses, of imprecations)

• भीता (bhītā) - terrified (of incurring both curses if she fails to obey one or the other) (afraid, frightened, fearful)

• कथम् (katham) - by what means, how can this be resolved (how, in what manner)

• एतत् (etat) - this situation, this predicament (this (neuter singular))

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will come to pass (it will be, it will happen)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after that event (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad.

Note: Adverb of time.

भीता (bhītā) - terrified (by Viśvāmitra's command and potential consequences) (afraid, frightened, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Modifies saricchreṣṭhā.

सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - The river goddess (Ganga in context) (best of rivers, principal river)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saricchreṣṭha

saricchreṣṭha - best of rivers

Compound with internal sandhi t + śr = cchṛ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+śreṣṭha)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Subject of cintayāmāsa.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she reflected deeply (she thought, she pondered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of cintayāmāsa

Periphrastic perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Formed from cintayāmi (root cit in causative) + āmāsa (perfect of as).

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Main verb.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative address to a listener, possibly Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; India; an Indian

Patronymic from bharata.

Note: Addressed to the listener/narratee.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (Viśvāmitra's and Vasiṣṭha's) (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Dual pronoun/adjective.

Note: Refers to two entities.

शापयोः (śāpayoḥ) - of the curses (from Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (of curses, of imprecations)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, malediction

From root śap (to curse).

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Governed by bhītā.

भीता (bhītā) - terrified (of incurring both curses if she fails to obey one or the other) (afraid, frightened, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for saricchreṣṭhā (implied).

कथम् (katham) - by what means, how can this be resolved (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the question.

एतत् (etat) - this situation, this predicament (this (neuter singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of bhaviṣyati.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will come to pass (it will be, it will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The main verb in the embedded question.