महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-17

अथ द्रोणं सपुत्रं स बाह्लीकं च यशस्विनम् ।
कृपं च सोमदत्तं च समीयाय जनार्दनः ॥१७॥

17. atha droṇaṁ saputraṁ sa bāhlīkaṁ ca yaśasvinam ,
kṛpaṁ ca somadattaṁ ca samīyāya janārdanaḥ.

17. atha droṇam saputram sa bāhlīkam ca yaśasvinam
kṛpam ca somadattam ca samīyāya janārdanaḥ

17. Then Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) approached Droṇa along with his son; he also met the renowned Bāhlīka, and Kṛpa, and Somadatta.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

• सपुत्रम् (saputram) - with his son

• स (sa) - Janārdana (he, that)

• बाह्लीकम् (bāhlīkam) - Bāhlīka

• च (ca) - and

• यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - famous, glorious, renowned

• कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa

• च (ca) - and

• सोमदत्तम् (somadattam) - Somadatta

• च (ca) - and

• समीयाय (samīyāya) - he approached, he met

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (agitator of men, bestower of prosperity on men)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a new event in sequence.

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a name)

Note: Object of 'samīyāya'.

सपुत्रम् (saputram) - with his son

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saputra

saputra - with a son, accompanied by a son

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+putra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Droṇa, indicating he was accompanied by his son (Aśvatthāman).

स (sa) - Janārdana (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Janārdana, slightly redundant for emphasis or meter.

बाह्लीकम् (bāhlīkam) - Bāhlīka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhlīka

bāhlīka - Bāhlīka (a name)

Note: Object of 'samīyāya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Bāhlīka to the preceding items implicitly, or the next item explicitly.

यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - famous, glorious, renowned

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned

Note: Qualifies Bāhlīka.

कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (a name)

Note: Object of 'samīyāya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Kṛpa.

सोमदत्तम् (somadattam) - Somadatta

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of somadatta

somadatta - Somadatta (a name)

Note: Object of 'samīyāya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Somadatta.

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.

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (agitator of men, bestower of prosperity on men)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men; dispeller of the pain of men; one who is sought by men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

• jana – people, men, creature
  noun (masculine)
• ardana – distressing, tormenting; seeking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛd (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.