महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-21

तं तु राजा बलिर्नाम सर्वधर्मविशारदः ।
अपश्यन्मज्जनगतः स्रोतसाभ्याशमागतम् ॥२१॥

21. taṁ tu rājā balirnāma sarvadharmaviśāradaḥ ,
apaśyanmajjanagataḥ srotasābhyāśamāgatam.

21. tam tu rājā baliḥ nāma sarvadharma-viśāradaḥ
apaśyat majjanagataḥ srotasā abhyāśam āgatam

21. King Bali, an expert in all laws (dharma), saw him as he was carried near by the current while Bali himself was bathing.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• राजा (rājā) - king

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• सर्वधर्म-विशारदः (sarvadharma-viśāradaḥ) - expert in all laws (dharma)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

• मज्जनगतः (majjanagataḥ) - having gone for bathing, immersed in bathing

• स्रोतसा (srotasā) - by the current, by the stream

• अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - near, proximity, vicinity

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having come, arrived

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king), offering, sacrifice, tribute

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

सर्वधर्म-विशारदः (sarvadharma-viśāradaḥ) - expert in all laws (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharma-viśārada

sarvadharma-viśārada - expert in all laws (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvadharma+viśārada)

• sarvadharma – all laws, universal law
  noun (masculine)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मज्जनगतः (majjanagataḥ) - having gone for bathing, immersed in bathing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of majjanagata

majjanagata - gone for bathing

Compound type : tatpurusha (majjana+gata)

• majjana – bathing, immersion
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)

स्रोतसा (srotasā) - by the current, by the stream

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of srotas

srotas - current, stream, river

अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - near, proximity, vicinity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāśa

abhyāśa - proximity, vicinity, nearness

आगतम् (āgatam) - having come, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)