महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-136

सोऽपश्यत्पथि नग्नं श्रमणमागच्छन्तं मुहुर्मुहुर्दृश्यमानमदृश्यमानं च ।
अथोत्तङ्कस्ते कुण्डले भूमौ निक्षिप्योदकार्थं प्रचक्रमे ॥१३६॥

136. so'paśyatpathi nagnaṁ śramaṇamāgacchantaṁ muhurmuhurdṛśyamānamadṛśyamānaṁ ca ,
athottaṅkaste kuṇḍale bhūmau nikṣipyodakārthaṁ pracakrame.

136. saḥ apaśyat pathi nagnaṃ śramaṇam
āgacchantam muhuḥ muhuḥ dṛśyamānam
adṛśyamānam ca | atha uttaṅkaḥ te kuṇḍale
bhūmau nikṣipya udaka-artham pracakrame

136. On the path, he saw a naked mendicant, appearing and disappearing repeatedly. Then, Uttanka, placing those two earrings on the ground, proceeded to fetch water.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Uttanka) (he, that)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

• नग्नं (nagnaṁ) - naked (naked, unclothed)

• श्रमणम् (śramaṇam) - mendicant (mendicant, ascetic)

• आगच्छन्तम् (āgacchantam) - approaching (coming, approaching)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

• दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - appearing (being seen, appearing)

• अदृश्यमानम् (adṛśyamānam) - disappearing (not being seen, invisible, disappearing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (Uttanka (a proper name))

• ते (te) - those (two) (those)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - those two earrings (two earrings)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - placing (having placed, having thrown down)

• उदक-अर्थम् (udaka-artham) - to fetch water (for the purpose of water, for water)

• प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he proceeded (he proceeded, he undertook)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Uttanka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

नग्नं (nagnaṁ) - naked (naked, unclothed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nagna

nagna - naked, unclothed, bare

श्रमणम् (śramaṇam) - mendicant (mendicant, ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śramaṇa

śramaṇa - ascetic, mendicant, Buddhist monk

agent noun

From root śram (to toil, exert oneself)

Root: śram (class 4)

आगच्छन्तम् (āgacchantam) - approaching (coming, approaching)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgacchat

gam - to go, to come

present participle

From ā-√gam (gacchati)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - appearing (being seen, appearing)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛśyamāna

dṛś - to see, to perceive

present passive participle

From √dṛś with -yamāna suffix for passive voice (dṛśyate)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अदृश्यमानम् (adṛśyamānam) - disappearing (not being seen, invisible, disappearing)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adṛśyamāna

adṛśyamāna - not being seen, invisible, disappearing

negative present passive participle

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'dṛśyamāna' (being seen)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśyamāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛśyamāna – being seen, appearing
  participle (masculine)
  present passive participle
  From √dṛś with -yamāna suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (Uttanka (a proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage in Hindu mythology)

ते (te) - those (two) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - those two earrings (two earrings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - placing (having placed, having thrown down)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

From ni-√kṣip

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

उदक-अर्थम् (udaka-artham) - to fetch water (for the purpose of water, for water)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udakārtha

udakārtha - for the sake of water, water purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udaka+artha)

• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound used adverbially.

प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he proceeded (he proceeded, he undertook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of kram

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)