महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-38, verse-3

लोकाननुचरन्धीमान्देवर्षिर्नारदः पुरा ।
ददर्शाप्सरसं ब्राह्मीं पञ्चचूडामनिन्दिताम् ॥३॥

3. lokānanucarandhīmāndevarṣirnāradaḥ purā ,
dadarśāpsarasaṁ brāhmīṁ pañcacūḍāmaninditām.

3. lokān anucaran dhīmān devapṛṣṭaḥ nāradaḥ purā
dadarśa apsarasam brāhmīm pañcacūḍām aninditām

3. purā dhīmān devarṣiḥ nāradaḥ lokān anucaran
brāhmīm aninditām apsarasam pañcacūḍām dadarśa

3. Formerly, the wise divine sage (devarṣi) Nārada, while traversing the worlds, beheld the faultless divine apsara, Pañcacūḍā.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds, the realms

• अनुचरन् (anucaran) - traversing, wandering through, following

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

• देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage (devarṣi) Nārada (divine sage (devarṣi), a celestial rishi)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (proper name)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - an apsara (celestial nymph)

• ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - divine, sacred, relating to Brahma

• पञ्चचूडाम् (pañcacūḍām) - Pañcacūḍā (proper name)

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - faultless, blameless, irreproachable

Words meanings and morphology

लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds, the realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anucaran'.

अनुचरन् (anucaran) - traversing, wandering through, following

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anucarat

anucarat - following, traversing, wandering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nāradaḥ'.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, endowed with understanding

Suffix -mat, meaning 'possessing understanding (dhī)'

Note: Qualifies 'nāradaḥ'.

देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage (devarṣi) Nārada (divine sage (devarṣi), a celestial rishi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage, a class of sages like Nārada, considered semi-divine (devarṣi)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nāradaḥ'.

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a proper noun, a divine sage, a devarṣi)

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - an apsara (celestial nymph)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - apsara, celestial nymph, heavenly dancer

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - divine, sacred, relating to Brahma

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmī

brāhmī - divine, sacred, relating to Brahma, a goddess

Note: Qualifies 'apsarasam'.

पञ्चचूडाम् (pañcacūḍām) - Pañcacūḍā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcacūḍā

pañcacūḍā - Panchacūḍā (a proper name, an Apsara)

Compound meaning 'five-crested' or 'five-braided', referring to her hairstyle.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+cūḍā)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• cūḍā – crest, top-knot, braid
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'apsarasam'.

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - faultless, blameless, irreproachable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aninditā

anindita - not blamed, faultless, blameless, irreproachable

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from root nind (to blame) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, reproached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nind
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'apsarasam'.