योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-76, verse-17

स्फुरत्तरङ्गभङ्गिनी स्वफेनपुञ्जहासिनी प्रसन्नपुण्यमञ्जरीयुतेव धर्मसंततिः ।
भगीरथे महीपतौ यशःप्रचारवीथिका तदा हि सा त्रिमार्गगा महीतले बभूव ह ॥ १७ ॥

sphurattaraṅgabhaṅginī svaphenapuñjahāsinī prasannapuṇyamañjarīyuteva dharmasaṃtatiḥ ,
bhagīrathe mahīpatau yaśaḥpracāravīthikā tadā hi sā trimārgagā mahītale babhūva ha 17

17. sphurattaraṅgabhaṅginī svaphenapuñjahāsinī
prasannapuṇyamañjarīyutā iva dharmasaṃtatiḥ
bhagīrathe mahīpatau yaśaḥpracāravīthikā
tadā hi sā trimārgagā mahītale babhūva ha

17. sā trimārgagā bhagīrathe mahīpatau tadā hi
sphurattaraṅgabhaṅginī svaphenapuñjahāsinī
prasannapuṇyamañjarīyutā iva dharmasaṃtatiḥ
yaśaḥpracāravīthikā mahītale babhūva ha

17. When King Bhagīratha was the monarch, then indeed that triple-pathed (Ganges) river, with its glistening, breaking waves and smiling with its clusters of foam, manifested on the earth. It was like a continuous flow of natural law (dharma) adorned with joyful, sacred blossoms, and became a pathway for the spread of his fame.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुरत्तरङ्गभङ्गिनी (sphurattaraṅgabhaṅginī) - having glistening, breaking waves (describing the Ganges) (having shimmering, breaking waves)

• स्वफेनपुञ्जहासिनी (svaphenapuñjahāsinī) - smiling with its clusters of foam (describing the Ganges) (smiling with its own clusters of foam)

• प्रसन्नपुण्यमञ्जरीयुता (prasannapuṇyamañjarīyutā) - adorned with joyful, sacred blossoms

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• धर्मसंततिः (dharmasaṁtatiḥ) - a continuous flow of natural law (dharma) (a continuous flow of natural law; a continuous tradition of dharma)

• भगीरथे (bhagīrathe) - when King Bhagīratha was (in Bhagīratha)

• महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - when the king was (in the lord of the earth, in the king)

• यशःप्रचारवीथिका (yaśaḥpracāravīthikā) - a path for the spread of his fame (a path for the spread of fame)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• सा (sā) - that (river) (she, that)

• त्रिमार्गगा (trimārgagā) - the triple-pathed (Ganges) (moving in three paths (heaven, earth, underworld))

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the earth (on the surface of the earth)

• बभूव (babhūva) - appeared, manifested (became, appeared)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (particle))

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुरत्तरङ्गभङ्गिनी (sphurattaraṅgabhaṅginī) - having glistening, breaking waves (describing the Ganges) (having shimmering, breaking waves)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphurattaraṅgabhaṅgin

sphurattaraṅgabhaṅgin - having shimmering and breaking waves

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sphurat+taraṅga+bhaṅgin)

• sphurat – shimmering, throbbing, flashing
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, flash)
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgin – breaking, splitting, having breaches
  adjective
  From root 'bhañj' (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the river (Ganges).

स्वफेनपुञ्जहासिनी (svaphenapuñjahāsinī) - smiling with its clusters of foam (describing the Ganges) (smiling with its own clusters of foam)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svaphenapuñjahāsin

svaphenapuñjahāsin - smiling with its own foam clusters

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+phenapuñja+hāsin)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• phenapuñja – foam cluster
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'phena' (foam) and 'puñja' (cluster)
• hāsin – smiling, laughing
  adjective
  From root 'has' (to laugh, smile)
  Root: has (class 1)

Note: Refers to the river (Ganges).

प्रसन्नपुण्यमञ्जरीयुता (prasannapuṇyamañjarīyutā) - adorned with joyful, sacred blossoms

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasannapuṇyamañjarīyuta

prasannapuṇyamañjarīyuta - accompanied by joyful, meritorious blossoms

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prasanna+puṇya+mañjarī+yuta)

• prasanna – clear, joyful, tranquil
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'pra' + root 'sad' (to sit, settle)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• puṇya – sacred, meritorious, virtuous
  adjective
• mañjarī – blossom, cluster of flowers
  noun (feminine)
• yuta – joined, endowed with, accompanied by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'dharmasaṃtatiḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

धर्मसंततिः (dharmasaṁtatiḥ) - a continuous flow of natural law (dharma) (a continuous flow of natural law; a continuous tradition of dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmasaṃtati

dharmasaṁtati - continuity of dharma; traditional teaching; continuous flow of natural law

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃtati)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃtati – continuity, progeny, extension, flow
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam' + root 'tan' (to extend)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: The river is likened to this.

भगीरथे (bhagīrathe) - when King Bhagīratha was (in Bhagīratha)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - a celebrated ancient king, known for bringing the Ganges to earth

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - when the king was (in the lord of the earth, in the king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, referring to Bhagīratha.

यशःप्रचारवीथिका (yaśaḥpracāravīthikā) - a path for the spread of his fame (a path for the spread of fame)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśaḥpracāravīthikā

yaśaḥpracāravīthikā - path for the propagation of glory

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yaśas+pracāra+vīthikā)

• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)
• pracāra – movement, spread, circulation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' + root 'car' (to move)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: car (class 1)
• vīthikā – path, row, street
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the river.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun 'tad'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (river) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the Ganges (implied by 'trimārgagā').

त्रिमार्गगा (trimārgagā) - the triple-pathed (Ganges) (moving in three paths (heaven, earth, underworld))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trimārgagā

trimārgagā - moving in three ways; an epithet for the Ganges river

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tri+mārga+gā)

• tri – three
  numeral
• mārga – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mṛj' (to wipe, clean)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• gā – going, moving (feminine form of 'ga')
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Ganges river.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the earth (on the surface of the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, palm
  noun (neuter)

बभूव (babhūva) - appeared, manifested (became, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (particle))

(indeclinable)