महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-23

नीत्वा तं यमदूतोऽपि गृहीत्वा शर्मिणं तदा ।
ययौ स धर्मराजाय न्यवेदयत चापि तम् ॥२३॥

23. nītvā taṁ yamadūto'pi gṛhītvā śarmiṇaṁ tadā ,
yayau sa dharmarājāya nyavedayata cāpi tam.

23. nītvā tam yamadūtaḥ api gṛhītvā śarmiṇam tadā
| yayau saḥ dharmarājāya nyavedayat ca api tam

23. tadā yamadūtaḥ api tam śarmiṇam gṛhītvā nītvā
saḥ dharmarājāya yayau ca tam api nyavedayat

23. Then, the messenger of (Yama), having taken and brought that Śarmiṇ, went to (Yama), the king of natural law (dharma), and presented him.

Words meanings summery:

• नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having taken, having brought

• तम् (tam) - (the Brahmin) him (him, that)

• यमदूतः (yamadūtaḥ) - the messenger of (Yama) (the messenger of Yama)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (Śarmiṇ) (having seized, having taken, having caught)

• शर्मिणम् (śarmiṇam) - that Śarmiṇ (Śarmiṇ (name))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ययौ (yayau) - he went

• सः (saḥ) - he (the messenger of Yama) (he, that)

• धर्मराजाय (dharmarājāya) - to (Yama), the king of natural law (dharma) (to the king of dharma, to Yama)

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he presented (him) (he reported, he announced, he presented)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तम् (tam) - (Śarmiṇ) him (him, that)

Words meanings and morphology

नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having taken, having brought

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from root nī + suffix -tvā

Root: nī (class 1)

तम् (tam) - (the Brahmin) him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यमदूतः (yamadūtaḥ) - the messenger of (Yama) (the messenger of Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yamadūta

yamadūta - Yama's messenger

compound of Yama + dūta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Yama+dūta)

• Yama – the god of death, controller of dharma
  proper noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy, ambassador
  noun (masculine)
  from root dū (to go)
  Root: dū (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (Śarmiṇ) (having seized, having taken, having caught)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from root grah + suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

शर्मिणम् (śarmiṇam) - that Śarmiṇ (Śarmiṇ (name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarmin

śarmin - Śarmin (a proper name)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

ययौ (yayau) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (the messenger of Yama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मराजाय (dharmarājāya) - to (Yama), the king of natural law (dharma) (to the king of dharma, to Yama)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of dharma, Yama (the god of death)

compound of dharma + rāja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  from root rāj (to rule)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he presented (him) (he reported, he announced, he presented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of nived

Causative of ni-vid

from ni-vid, ṇijanta (causative)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - (Śarmiṇ) him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it