महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-329, verse-42

आकाशगङ्गागतश्च पुरा भरद्वाजो महर्षिरुपास्पृशंस्त्रीन्क्रमान्क्रमता विष्णुनाभ्यासादितः ।
स भरद्वाजेन ससलिलेन पाणिनोरसि ताडितः सलक्षणोरस्कः संवृत्तः ॥४२॥

42. ākāśagaṅgāgataśca purā bharadvājo maharṣirupāspṛśaṁstrīnkramānkramatā viṣṇunābhyāsāditaḥ ,
sa bharadvājena sasalilena pāṇinorasi tāḍitaḥ salakṣaṇoraskaḥ saṁvṛttaḥ.

42. ākāśagaṅgāgataḥ ca purā bharadvājaḥ maharṣiḥ
upāspṛśan trīn kramān kramatā viṣṇunā
abhyāsāditaḥ | saḥ bharadvājena sasalilena pāṇinā
urasi tāḍitaḥ salakṣaṇoraskaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ

42. ca purā ākāśagaṅgāgataḥ maharṣiḥ bharadvājaḥ
upāspṛśan (san) trīn kramān kramatā viṣṇunā
abhyāsāditaḥ saḥ (viṣṇuḥ) sasalilena pāṇinā
bharadvājena urasi tāḍitaḥ salakṣaṇoraskaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ

42. And formerly, the great sage (maharṣi) Bharadvāja, having arrived at the celestial Ganges (ākāśagaṅgā), while performing ablutions, was approached by Viṣṇu, who was traversing his three strides. That (Viṣṇu), struck on the chest by Bharadvāja with a hand holding water, became one with an auspicious mark on his chest.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशगङ्गागतः (ākāśagaṅgāgataḥ) - having gone to the celestial Ganges

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• उपास्पृशन् (upāspṛśan) - performing ablutions (Bharadvāja) (performing ablutions, touching, purifying)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• क्रमान् (kramān) - strides, steps

• क्रमता (kramatā) - by Viṣṇu who was traversing (by him who was traversing/stepping)

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

• अभ्यासादितः (abhyāsāditaḥ) - was approached (by Viṣṇu) (approached, made to sit near)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Viṣṇu) (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by Bharadvāja

• ससलिलेन (sasalilena) - with (a hand holding) water (with water, watery)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand

• उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

• ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, hit, beaten

• सलक्षणोरस्कः (salakṣaṇoraskaḥ) - one with an auspicious mark on his chest (having a marked chest, having an auspicious mark on the chest)

• संवृत्तः (saṁvṛttaḥ) - became, happened, turned out

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशगङ्गागतः (ākāśagaṅgāgataḥ) - having gone to the celestial Ganges

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśagaṅgāgata

ākāśagaṅgāgata - gone to the celestial Ganges, arrived at the celestial Ganges

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśagaṅgā+gata)

• ākāśagaṅgā – celestial Ganges
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

उपास्पृशन् (upāspṛśan) - performing ablutions (Bharadvāja) (performing ablutions, touching, purifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛś

spṛś - to touch, to feel, to perform ablutions

Present Participle

From upa + spṛś. Interpreted as singular present participle modifying Bharadvāja.

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

क्रमान् (kramān) - strides, steps

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of krama

krama - step, stride, course, order

From root kram (to step)

Root: kram (class 1)

क्रमता (kramatā) - by Viṣṇu who was traversing (by him who was traversing/stepping)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kramat

kramat - stepping, traversing, moving

Present Participle

From root kram (to step, traverse)

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies Viṣṇunā

विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - by Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

अभ्यासादितः (abhyāsāditaḥ) - was approached (by Viṣṇu) (approached, made to sit near)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsādita

abhyāsādita - approached, brought near, made to sit near

Past Passive Participle

From abhi + ā + sad (to sit, approach)

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bharadvājaḥ

सः (saḥ) - that (Viṣṇu) (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by Bharadvāja

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

ससलिलेन (sasalilena) - with (a hand holding) water (with water, watery)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sasalila

sasalila - with water, watery

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+salila)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• salila – water, liquid
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies pāṇinā

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, bosom

ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, hit, beaten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, hit, beaten

Past Passive Participle

From root tāḍ (to strike)

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

सलक्षणोरस्कः (salakṣaṇoraskaḥ) - one with an auspicious mark on his chest (having a marked chest, having an auspicious mark on the chest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salakṣaṇoraska

salakṣaṇoraska - having a marked chest, having an auspicious mark on the chest

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+lakṣaṇa+uras)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
• uras – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)

संवृत्तः (saṁvṛttaḥ) - became, happened, turned out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtta

saṁvṛtta - become, happened, occurred, completed

Past Passive Participle

From sam + vṛt (to be, to happen)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)