महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-6

सूत उवाच ।
अथ कालस्य महतः स मुनिः संशितव्रतः ।
तपस्यभिरतो धीमान्न दारानभ्यकाङ्क्षत ॥६॥

6. sūta uvāca ,
atha kālasya mahataḥ sa muniḥ saṁśitavrataḥ ,
tapasyabhirato dhīmānna dārānabhyakāṅkṣata.

6. sūtaḥ uvāca atha kālasya mahataḥ sa muniḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
tapasi abhirataḥ dhīmān na dārān abhyakāṅkṣata

6. Sūta said: Then, after a long time, that wise sage, whose vows were firm, remained devoted to asceticism and did not desire a wife.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator) (Sūta (a bard, charioteer))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अथ (atha) - then, after this (then, now, moreover)

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• महतः (mahataḥ) - of a long (time) (of great, of large)

• स (sa) - that (sage) (he, that)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

• संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - whose vows were firm (one whose vows are keen/sharp/firm)

• तपसि (tapasi) - in asceticism (in asceticism, in penance)

• अभिरतः (abhirataḥ) - devoted to (devoted to, engaged in, fond of)

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise man (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• दारान् (dārān) - wives

• अभ्यकाङ्क्षत (abhyakāṅkṣata) - desired (desired, longed for)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator) (Sūta (a bard, charioteer))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer; bard; Sūta (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form

अथ (atha) - then, after this (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

महतः (mahataḥ) - of a long (time) (of great, of large)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, extensive, important

Note: Agrees with 'kālasya'.

स (sa) - that (sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired person

संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - whose vows were firm (one whose vows are keen/sharp/firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one whose vows are keen/sharp/firm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, resolute, disciplined
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from sam-śi (to sharpen, make firm)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 2)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

तपसि (tapasi) - in asceticism (in asceticism, in penance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, religious austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

अभिरतः (abhirataḥ) - devoted to (devoted to, engaged in, fond of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhirata

abhirata - devoted to, engaged in, pleased with, fond of

past passive participle

from abhi-ram (to delight in, be devoted to)

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise man (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

दारान् (dārān) - wives

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, spouse

अभ्यकाङ्क्षत (abhyakāṅkṣata) - desired (desired, longed for)

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: The 'a' of 'abhi' and 'akāṅkṣata' combine to 'ā' due to sandhi in the word itself.