महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-54, verse-23

न युक्तं तादृशं दातुं त्वया पुरुषसत्तम ।
सलिलं विप्रमुख्येभ्यो मातङ्गस्रोतसा विभो ॥२३॥

23. na yuktaṁ tādṛśaṁ dātuṁ tvayā puruṣasattama ,
salilaṁ vipramukhyebhyo mātaṅgasrotasā vibho.

23. na yuktam tādṛśam dātum tvayā puruṣasattama
salilam vipramukhyebhyaḥ mātaṅgasrotasā vibho

23. puruṣasattama vibho tvayā mātaṅgasrotasā
tādṛśam salilam vipramukhyebhyaḥ dātum na yuktam

23. O best among men, O Lord, it was not proper for you to offer such water—water from an outcaste's (mātaṅga) source—to the chief Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting (proper, fitting, appropriate, joined)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such (foul) water (such, of that kind)

• दातुम् (dātum) - to offer (to give)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best of men, referring to Kṛṣṇa (O best of men)

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• विप्रमुख्येभ्यः (vipramukhyebhyaḥ) - to the chief Brahmins, to the foremost priests

• मातङ्गस्रोतसा (mātaṅgasrotasā) - from an outcaste's (mātaṅga) source (referring to the foul water offered by Indra in disguise) (by the stream of an outcaste, by the water from a Caṇḍāla)

• विभो (vibho) - O Lord (vocative, for Kṛṣṇa) (O Lord, O Pervader)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting (proper, fitting, appropriate, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, proper, fitting, engaged, ready

Past Passive Participle

From root √yuj (to join, to yoke) with the kta suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such (foul) water (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar to that

From 'tad' (that) + 'dṛś' (like, appearing).

दातुम् (dātum) - to offer (to give)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed from root √dā (to give) with the tumun suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Agent of the infinitive 'dātum'.

पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best of men, referring to Kṛṣṇa (O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best of men, supreme man, most excellent person

Compound formed from 'puruṣa' (man, person) and 'sattama' (best, superlative of 'sat').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good, real, existing).
  Root: as

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

Note: Object of 'dātum'.

विप्रमुख्येभ्यः (vipramukhyebhyaḥ) - to the chief Brahmins, to the foremost priests

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of vipramukhya

vipramukhya - chief Brahmin, principal priest, foremost among Brahmins

Compound meaning 'chief (mukhya) among Brahmins (vipra)'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+mukhya)

• vipra – Brahmin, priest, learned man
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, main
  adjective (masculine)

मातङ्गस्रोतसा (mātaṅgasrotasā) - from an outcaste's (mātaṅga) source (referring to the foul water offered by Indra in disguise) (by the stream of an outcaste, by the water from a Caṇḍāla)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mātaṅgasrotas

mātaṅgasrotas - stream of an outcaste/Caṇḍāla, source of an outcaste's water

Compound meaning 'flow/stream (srotas) of an outcaste (mātaṅga)'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātaṅga+srotas)

• mātaṅga – an outcaste, Caṇḍāla (also an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• srotas – stream, current, flow, source
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source or means of the water.

विभो (vibho) - O Lord (vocative, for Kṛṣṇa) (O Lord, O Pervader)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, powerful, Lord, sovereign, master

Root: bhū (class 1)