महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-135, verse-3

अत्रैकः प्राप्तकालज्ञो दीर्घदर्शी तथापरः ।
दीर्घसूत्रश्च तत्रैकस्त्रयाणां जलचारिणाम् ॥३॥

3. atraikaḥ prāptakālajño dīrghadarśī tathāparaḥ ,
dīrghasūtraśca tatraikastrayāṇāṁ jalacāriṇām.

3. atra ekaḥ prāpta-kālajñaḥ dīrghadarśī tathā aparaḥ
dīrghasūtraḥ ca tatra ekaḥ trayāṇām jala-cāriṇām

3. atra trayāṇām jala-cāriṇām ekaḥ prāpta-kālajñaḥ
tathā aparaḥ dīrghadarśī ca tatra ekaḥ dīrghasūtraḥ

3. Among these three aquatic creatures, one was 'Timely' (Prāptakālajña), another was 'Farsighted' (Dīrghadarśī), and the third was 'Long-Thinker' (Dīrghasūtra).

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context, among them

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (masculine nominative singular)

• प्राप्त-कालज्ञः (prāpta-kālajñaḥ) - Prāptakālajña (proper name of a fish) (one who knows the opportune moment, timely)

• दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - Dīrghadarśī (proper name of a fish) (farsighted, long-seeing)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, the other

• दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - Dīrghasūtra (proper name of a fish) (long-thinker, long-planner)

• च (ca) - and

• तत्र (tatra) - there, among them, then

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (masculine nominative singular)

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three

• जल-चारिणाम् (jala-cāriṇām) - of the aquatic beings, of the water-dwellers

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context, among them

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the group of three fish.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (masculine nominative singular)

(numeral)

Note: Subject, referring to one of the fish.

प्राप्त-कालज्ञः (prāpta-kālajñaḥ) - Prāptakālajña (proper name of a fish) (one who knows the opportune moment, timely)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta-kālajña

prāpta-kālajña - one who knows the proper time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāpta+kāla+jña)

• prāpta – obtained, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of prāp.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, moment
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā 'to know'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for ekaḥ.

दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - Dīrghadarśī (proper name of a fish) (farsighted, long-seeing)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghadarśin

dīrghadarśin - farsighted, discerning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+darśin)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective (masculine)
• darśin – seeing, perceiver
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṛś 'to see'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for aparaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction "and" or "likewise".

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, the other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Subject, referring to the second fish.

दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - Dīrghasūtra (proper name of a fish) (long-thinker, long-planner)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra

dīrghasūtra - long-string, long-plan, procrastinator, one who takes a long time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+sūtra)

• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (masculine)
• sūtra – thread, string, rule, plan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for the third ekaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the last item in the list.

तत्र (tatra) - there, among them, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the group of fish.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (masculine nominative singular)

(numeral)

Note: Subject, referring to the third fish.

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three

(numeral)

Note: Possessive, governing jala-cāriṇām.

जल-चारिणाम् (jala-cāriṇām) - of the aquatic beings, of the water-dwellers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jala-cārin

jala-cārin - aquatic, water-dweller

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+cārin)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, dweller
  noun (masculine)
  From root car 'to move'.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Possessive, dependent on trayāṇām.