महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-16

तेषु धर्मानुपूर्वीं तां प्रयुज्य मधुसूदनः ।
यथावयः समीयाय राजभिस्तत्र माधवः ॥१६॥

16. teṣu dharmānupūrvīṁ tāṁ prayujya madhusūdanaḥ ,
yathāvayaḥ samīyāya rājabhistatra mādhavaḥ.

16. teṣu dharmānupūrvīm tām prayujya madhusūdanaḥ
yathāvayaḥ samīyāya rājabhiḥ tatra mādhavaḥ

16. Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa), applying that sequence of appropriate conduct (dharma) among them, then met the kings there according to their respective ages.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

• धर्मानुपूर्वीम् (dharmānupūrvīm) - in due order of what is right, according to the sequence of duty

• ताम् (tām) - that

• प्रयुज्य (prayujya) - having applied, having employed

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (slayer of the demon Madhu)

• यथावयः (yathāvayaḥ) - according to age

• समीयाय (samīyāya) - he approached, he met

• राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - with the kings

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (descendant of Madhu, lord of Lakṣmī)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the people present in the assembly.

धर्मानुपूर्वीम् (dharmānupūrvīm) - in due order of what is right, according to the sequence of duty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmānupūrvī

dharmānupūrvī - due order of sacred duty, proper sequence of conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+anupūrvī)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, sacred law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• anupūrvī – sequence, order, succession
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'prayujya', referring to the proper etiquette or protocol.

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'dharmānupūrvīm'.

प्रयुज्य (prayujya) - having applied, having employed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from pra-yuj + -ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (slayer of the demon Madhu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – sweet, honey, demon Madhu
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यथावयः (yathāvayaḥ) - according to age

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vayas)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vayas – age, youth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the manner of meeting the kings.

समीयाय (samīyāya) - he approached, he met

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of samīyā

perfect 3rd singular

from sam-i, perfect tense

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - with the kings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Indicates accompaniment.

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location where the meeting took place.

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (descendant of Madhu, lord of Lakṣmī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu; husband of Lakṣmī; springtime

Note: Subject, in apposition to Madhusūdanaḥ.