महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-3

स आश्रमपदद्वारि वृक्षमूले महातपाः ।
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्महायोगी तस्थौ मौनव्रतान्वितः ॥३॥

3. sa āśramapadadvāri vṛkṣamūle mahātapāḥ ,
ūrdhvabāhurmahāyogī tasthau maunavratānvitaḥ.

3. sa āśramapadadvāri vṛkṣamūle mahātapāḥ
ūrdhvabāhuḥ mahāyogī tasthau maunavratānvitaḥ

3. That great ascetic (mahatapas) and great yogi (mahāyogī) stood at the gate of his hermitage (āśramapada) at the foot of a tree, with his arms raised, observing a vow of silence.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (he)

• आश्रमपदद्वारि (āśramapadadvāri) - at the gate of the hermitage (āśramapada) (at the gate of the hermitage)

• वृक्षमूले (vṛkṣamūle) - at the foot of a tree

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic (mahatapas) (great ascetic)

• ऊर्ध्वबाहुः (ūrdhvabāhuḥ) - with raised arms, arms upwards

• महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great yogi (mahāyogī) (great yogi)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood

• मौनव्रतान्वितः (maunavratānvitaḥ) - endowed with a vow of silence, observing a vow of silence

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आश्रमपदद्वारि (āśramapadadvāri) - at the gate of the hermitage (āśramapada) (at the gate of the hermitage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āśramapadadvāra

āśramapadadvāra - gate of a hermitage

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśramapada+dvāra)

• āśramapada – hermitage, abode of ascetics
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

वृक्षमूले (vṛkṣamūle) - at the foot of a tree

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣamūla

vṛkṣamūla - root of a tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+mūla)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, basis
  noun (neuter)

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic (mahatapas) (great ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great austerity, great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• tapas – austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

ऊर्ध्वबाहुः (ūrdhvabāhuḥ) - with raised arms, arms upwards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvabāhu

ūrdhvabāhu - one whose arms are raised

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ūrdhva+bāhu)

• ūrdhva – upwards, raised
  adjective (neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great yogi (mahāyogī) (great yogi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyogin

mahāyogin - great yogi, great ascetic

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+yogin)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• yogin – yogi, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
  from yoga
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of sthā

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मौनव्रतान्वितः (maunavratānvitaḥ) - endowed with a vow of silence, observing a vow of silence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maunavratānvita

maunavratānvita - endowed with a vow of silence

Compound type : tatpurusha (maunavrata+anvita)

• maunavrata – vow of silence
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from anu + √i
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)