महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-12

चरन्नैःश्रेयसं धर्मं प्रजापालनकारितम् ।
नाध्यगच्छद्बलिर्लोके तीर्थमन्यत्र वै द्विजात् ॥१२॥

12. carannaiḥśreyasaṁ dharmaṁ prajāpālanakāritam ,
nādhyagacchadbalirloke tīrthamanyatra vai dvijāt.

12. caran naiḥśreyasam dharmam prajāpālanakāritam na
adhyagacchat baliḥ loke tīrtham anyatra vai dvijāt

12. Even though Bali performed the natural law (dharma) that leads to supreme well-being, which was characterized by the protection of his subjects, he found no sacred refuge (tīrtha) in the world other than through a Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• चरन् (caran) - performing (performing, practicing, moving)

• नैःश्रेयसम् (naiḥśreyasam) - leading to supreme well-being (leading to ultimate good, conducive to final liberation, supreme bliss)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• प्रजापालनकारितम् (prajāpālanakāritam) - characterized by the protection of his subjects (caused by the protection of subjects, involving the protection of subjects)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - found (found, approached, understood)

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (Bali (name of a demon king))

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in this realm)

• तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred refuge (tīrtha) (sacred place, holy person, ford, means of salvation, refuge)

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - other than (elsewhere, in another place, other than)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely (an emphatic particle))

• द्विजात् (dvijāt) - from a Brahmin (from a twice-born, from a Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

चरन् (caran) - performing (performing, practicing, moving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, going, practicing, performing

Present Active Participle

From root car (1st class) + śatṛ suffix

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Bali).

नैःश्रेयसम् (naiḥśreyasam) - leading to supreme well-being (leading to ultimate good, conducive to final liberation, supreme bliss)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naiḥśreyasa

naiḥśreyasa - leading to ultimate good, conducive to final liberation, supreme bliss

Derived from niḥśreyasa (supreme good) with aṇ suffix, meaning 'relating to niḥśreyasa'.

Note: Qualifies dharmam.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature

From root dhṛ (to sustain, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of caran.

प्रजापालनकारितम् (prajāpālanakāritam) - characterized by the protection of his subjects (caused by the protection of subjects, involving the protection of subjects)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajāpālanakārita

prajāpālanakārita - caused by the protection of subjects, involving the protection of subjects

Past Passive Participle

Compound. prajāpālana (protection of subjects) + kārita (caused, done).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajāpālana+kārita)

• prajāpālana – protection of subjects/people
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of prajā (subjects/people) and pālana (act of protecting).
• kārita – caused, made, done, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From causative root kāri (from kṛ) + kta suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies dharmam.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Nullifies the verb adhyagacchat.

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - found (found, approached, understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adhigacch

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root gam (1st class) with prefix adhi.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for Bali.

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (Bali (name of a demon king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a well-known demon king)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in this realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Denotes location.

तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred refuge (tīrtha) (sacred place, holy person, ford, means of salvation, refuge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred place, holy person, ford, means of salvation, refuge

From root tṛ (to cross).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of adhyagacchat.

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - other than (elsewhere, in another place, other than)

(indeclinable)

From anya (other) + trā suffix for place.

Note: Governs dvijāt.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis.

द्विजात् (dvijāt) - from a Brahmin (from a twice-born, from a Brahmin)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth

Compound: dvi (twice) + ja (born).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root jan (to be born) + ḍa suffix.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Governed by anyatra.