महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-32

अथास्य भक्ष्यमाजह्रुः समुद्रजलचारिणः ।
अण्डजा भीष्म तस्यान्ये धर्मार्थमिति शुश्रुम ॥३२॥

32. athāsya bhakṣyamājahruḥ samudrajalacāriṇaḥ ,
aṇḍajā bhīṣma tasyānye dharmārthamiti śuśruma.

32. atha asya bhakṣyam ājahruḥ samudrajalacāriṇaḥ
aṇḍajāḥ bhīṣma tasya anye dharmārtham iti śuśruma

32. Then, O Bhishma, other egg-born creatures, those dwelling in the ocean waters, brought him food. We heard that they did this for the sake of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

• भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - food, eatable, prey

• आजह्रुः (ājahruḥ) - brought, fetched, carried

• समुद्रजलचारिणः (samudrajalacāriṇaḥ) - creatures moving in ocean water, aquatic beings of the sea

• अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - egg-born creatures, birds

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

• धर्मार्थम् (dharmārtham) - for the sake of natural law (dharma), for the purpose of dharma

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

• शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we heard

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - food, eatable, prey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - food, eatable, what may be eaten

Gerundive

Derived from root 'bhakṣ' (to eat) with suffix -ya.

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

आजह्रुः (ājahruḥ) - brought, fetched, carried

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

समुद्रजलचारिणः (samudrajalacāriṇaḥ) - creatures moving in ocean water, aquatic beings of the sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samudrajalacārin

samudrajalacārin - one who moves in ocean water, aquatic

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (samudra+jala+cārin)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'car'.
  Root: car (class 1)

अण्डजाः (aṇḍajāḥ) - egg-born creatures, birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - egg-born, oviparous (e.g., bird, snake, fish)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born) with suffix -ja.
  Root: jan (class 4)

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, particularly in the Mahabharata)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

धर्मार्थम् (dharmārtham) - for the sake of natural law (dharma), for the purpose of dharma

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmārtha

dharmārtha - purpose of natural law (dharma), for the sake of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially 'for the sake of dharma'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)