महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-3, verse-15

यथा च सलिले राजन्क्रीडार्थमनुसंचरन् ।
उन्मज्जेच्च निमज्जेच्च किंचित्सत्त्वं नराधिप ॥१५॥

15. yathā ca salile rājankrīḍārthamanusaṁcaran ,
unmajjecca nimajjecca kiṁcitsattvaṁ narādhipa.

15. yathā ca salile rājan krīḍārtham anusaṃcaran
unmajjet ca nimajjet ca kiṃcit sattvam narādhipa

15. rājan narādhipa yathā ca kiṃcit sattvam krīḍārtham
salile anusaṃcaran ca unmajjet ca nimajjet

15. Just as, O King (rājan), some creature moves about in the water for sport, now surfacing and now submerging, O Lord of men (narādhipa).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• च (ca) - and, also

• सलिले (salile) - in water

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for the purpose of play, for sport

• अनुसंचरन् (anusaṁcaran) - moving about, wandering around

• उन्मज्जेत् (unmajjet) - it may surface, it may emerge

• च (ca) - and, also

• निमज्जेत् (nimajjet) - it may submerge, it may sink

• च (ca) - and, also

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some, a certain, something

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O Lord of men, O King

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सलिले (salile) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, fluid

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: vocative form of rājan

क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for the purpose of play, for sport

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krīḍārtha

krīḍārtha - for the purpose of play/sport

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krīḍā+artha)

• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular, used to denote purpose.

अनुसंचरन् (anusaṁcaran) - moving about, wandering around

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusaṃcarat

anusaṁcarat - moving about, wandering, walking along

Present Active Participle

from root car (to move) with upasargas anu and sam

Prefixes: anu+sam

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with sattvam.

उन्मज्जेत् (unmajjet) - it may surface, it may emerge

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of unmajj

Optative Mood

Prefix: ud

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Potential/Optative mood, suggesting possibility or recurrence.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निमज्जेत् (nimajjet) - it may submerge, it may sink

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nimajj

Optative Mood

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Potential/Optative mood, suggesting possibility or recurrence.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some, a certain, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - some, a certain, something, somewhat

indefinite pronoun formed from kim and cit

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness, courage

derived from root as (to be) + tva (suffix)

Root: as (class 2)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O Lord of men, O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular, addressing the king.