महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-20

साभिगम्य वसिष्ठं तु इममर्थमचोदयत् ।
यदुक्ता सरितां श्रेष्ठा विश्वामित्रेण धीमता ॥२०॥

20. sābhigamya vasiṣṭhaṁ tu imamarthamacodayat ,
yaduktā saritāṁ śreṣṭhā viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā.

20. sā abhigamya vasiṣṭham tu imam artham acodayat
yat uktā saritām śreṣṭhā viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā

20. sā tu vasiṣṭham abhigamya imam artham acodayat
yat dhīmatā viśvāmitreṇa saritām śreṣṭhā uktā

20. And she, the best of rivers, having approached Vasiṣṭha, implored him regarding this matter, that which had been spoken by the intelligent Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (the river goddess) (she, that (feminine singular))

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - after going to (having approached, having gone towards)

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)

• तु (tu) - and, a connective particle (but, however, and)

• इमम् (imam) - this particular matter (this (masculine singular))

• अर्थम् (artham) - the issue, the concern (matter, purpose, meaning)

• अचोदयत् (acodayat) - she presented the matter to him, implored him (she urged, she instigated, she questioned)

• यत् (yat) - that (matter) which (which, that which)

• उक्ता (uktā) - the words that were spoken (said, spoken)

• सरिताम् (saritām) - among the rivers (of rivers)

• श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the most excellent one (the river goddess) (best, most excellent)

• विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by the sage Viśvāmitra (by Viśvāmitra)

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the sagacious Viśvāmitra (by the intelligent one, by the wise)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (the river goddess) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Subject of acodayat.

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - after going to (having approached, having gone towards)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root gam (to go) with upasarga abhi and suffix lyap.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Denotes action prior to main verb.

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent; name of a famous sage

Superlative of vasu.

Note: Object of abhigamya.

तु (tu) - and, a connective particle (but, however, and)

(indeclinable)

इमम् (imam) - this particular matter (this (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifies artham.

अर्थम् (artham) - the issue, the concern (matter, purpose, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, matter, wealth

Note: Object of acodayat.

अचोदयत् (acodayat) - she presented the matter to him, implored him (she urged, she instigated, she questioned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cud

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular (causative)

Root cud (1st class), causative form, augmented with a- for past tense.

Root: cud (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

यत् (yat) - that (matter) which (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Connects to uktā.

उक्ता (uktā) - the words that were spoken (said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to what was said (by Viśvāmitra).

सरिताम् (saritām) - among the rivers (of rivers)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Shows the class from which śreṣṭhā is superior.

श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the most excellent one (the river goddess) (best, most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: Used as a noun referring to the river.

विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by the sage Viśvāmitra (by Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all; name of a famous sage

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, universal
  adjective
• mitra – friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle uktā.

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the sagacious Viśvāmitra (by the intelligent one, by the wise)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, discerning

Possessive suffix matup (मतुप्) with dhī (intellect).

Note: Modifies viśvāmitreṇa.