योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-123, verse-6

पूर्वो मकरमाक्रम्य यदा गङ्गां निकृत्तवान् ।
गङ्गया स तदानीय कान्यकुब्जे समुज्झितः ॥ ६ ॥

pūrvo makaramākramya yadā gaṅgāṃ nikṛttavān ,
gaṅgayā sa tadānīya kānyakubje samujjhitaḥ 6

6. pūrvaḥ makaram ākramya yadā gaṅgām nikṛttavān
gaṅgayā sa tad ānīya kānyakubje samujjitaḥ

6. yadā pūrvaḥ makaram ākramya gaṅgām nikṛttavān,
tad sa gaṅgayā ānīya kānyakubje samujjitaḥ

6. When Purva, having subdued the sea-monster (makara), diverted the Gaṅgā, he was then brought by the Gaṅgā herself and abandoned in Kānyakubja.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - The proper name of a person, Purva. (former, prior, eastern, first; a proper name (Purva))

• मकरम् (makaram) - sea-monster or crocodile in a mythological context. (crocodile, sea-monster; the tenth sign of the zodiac (Capricorn))

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having subdued or overcome. (having attacked, having overcome, having seized, having subdued)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā river

• निकृत्तवान् (nikṛttavān) - he who diverted (the river). (he who cut off, severed, diverted)

• गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by the Gaṅgā river

• स (sa) - He (referring to Purva). (he, that)

• तद् (tad) - then, thereupon. (then, at that time; that)

• आनीय (ānīya) - having brought, having led

• कान्यकुब्जे (kānyakubje) - in Kānyakubja (a city)

• समुज्जितः (samujjitaḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, given up

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - The proper name of a person, Purva. (former, prior, eastern, first; a proper name (Purva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - eastern, former, prior, first; name of a person.

मकरम् (makaram) - sea-monster or crocodile in a mythological context. (crocodile, sea-monster; the tenth sign of the zodiac (Capricorn))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of makara

makara - crocodile, sea-monster, a mythical aquatic creature.

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having subdued or overcome. (having attacked, having overcome, having seized, having subdued)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root `kram` (to step) with prefix `ā` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Formed from `yad` (what, which) + `dā` (suffix for time).

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

निकृत्तवान् (nikṛttavān) - he who diverted (the river). (he who cut off, severed, diverted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛttavat

nikṛttavat - having cut off, severed, diverted

Past Active Participle

Formed from root `kṛt` (to cut) with prefix `ni` and suffix `-tavat`.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `pūrvaḥ`.

गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by the Gaṅgā river

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

Note: Indicates the agent of the passive action.

स (sa) - He (referring to Purva). (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

तद् (tad) - then, thereupon. (then, at that time; that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the demonstrative `tad`.

आनीय (ānīya) - having brought, having led

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root `nī` (to lead) with prefix `ā` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

कान्यकुब्जे (kānyakubje) - in Kānyakubja (a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānyakubja

kānyakubja - Kānyakubja (an ancient city, modern Kannauj)

समुज्जितः (samujjitaḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, given up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samujjita

samujjita - abandoned, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

From root `jih` (to abandon) with prefix `sam-ud`.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: jih (class 3)