Shloka 43.38-39Unverified draft

ततो देवास्सगन्धर्वा ऋषयश्च सुविस्मिता:।।1.43.36।। पूजयन्ति महात्मानं जह्नुं पुरुषसत्तमम्। गङ्गां चापि नयन्ति स्म दुहितृत्वे महात्मन:।।1.43.37।।

Meaning

Then the gods, gandharvas, and sages, greatly astonished, worshipped the great-souled Jahnu, best of men, and made Ganga his daughter.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

Shloka 1.43.38

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tataḥ devāḥ sa-gandharvāḥततः देवाः स-गन्धर्वाःthen the gods, together with the GandharvasNominative plural
ṛṣayaḥ ca su-vismitāḥऋषयः च सु-विस्मिताःand the sages, greatly astonishedNominative plural

Shloka 1.43.39

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pūjayanti mahā-ātmānamपूजयन्ति महा-आत्मानम्honor the great-souled oneVerb (present) / Accusative
jahnum puruṣa-sattamamजह्नुम् पुरुष-सत्तमम्Jahnu, the best of menAccusative singular
gaṅgām ca api nayanti smaगङ्गाम् च अपि नयन्ति स्मand lead GangaAccusative / Verb (present, past-marker)
duhitṛtve mahā-ātmanaḥदुहितृत्वे महा-आत्मनःinto the state of daughterhood to the great-souled oneLocative / Genitive

Reference: 1.43.38-39 · Bāla Kāṇḍa