महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-145, verse-3

महाप्रस्थानमाश्रित्य लुब्धकः पक्षिजीवनः ।
निश्चेष्टो मारुताहारो निर्ममः स्वर्गकाङ्क्षया ॥३॥

3. mahāprasthānamāśritya lubdhakaḥ pakṣijīvanaḥ ,
niśceṣṭo mārutāhāro nirmamaḥ svargakāṅkṣayā.

3. mahāprasthānam āśritya lubdhakaḥ pakṣijīvanaḥ
niśceṣṭaḥ mārutāhāraḥ nirmamaḥ svargakāṅkṣayā

3. lubdhakaḥ pakṣijīvanaḥ mahāprasthānam āśritya
svargakāṅkṣayā niśceṣṭaḥ mārutāhāraḥ nirmamaḥ

3. The hunter, whose livelihood was birds, undertook a great journey (mahāprasthāna). With the desire for heaven, he became motionless, subsisted on air, and was free from attachment.

Words meanings summery:

• महाप्रस्थानम् (mahāprasthānam) - a spiritual journey leading to liberation or heavenly abodes, often implying renunciation of life (great journey, final departure, ultimate pilgrimage)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having undertaken or adopted the method of mahāprasthāna (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having adopted)

• लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - The specific hunter who is the subject of the narrative (hunter, fowler)

• पक्षिजीवनः (pakṣijīvanaḥ) - the hunter who sustains himself by catching birds (living by birds, whose livelihood is birds)

• निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - the hunter ceased all physical activity (motionless, inactive, without effort)

• मारुताहारः (mārutāhāraḥ) - the hunter practiced a form of asceticism by consuming only air (subsisting on air, one who eats air)

• निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - the hunter gave up all worldly attachments (free from possessiveness, unattached, selfless)

• स्वर्गकाङ्क्षया (svargakāṅkṣayā) - The motivation for his ascetic practices (by the desire for heaven, with a longing for heaven)

Words meanings and morphology

महाप्रस्थानम् (mahāprasthānam) - a spiritual journey leading to liberation or heavenly abodes, often implying renunciation of life (great journey, final departure, ultimate pilgrimage)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāprasthāna

mahāprasthāna - a great departure, final journey, the act of entering a new or higher state of existence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prasthāna)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahat used in compounds
• prasthāna – going forth, departure, march, setting out
  noun (neuter)
  From pra-sthā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sthā (class 1)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having undertaken or adopted the method of mahāprasthāna (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having adopted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from ā-śri + -tya

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - The specific hunter who is the subject of the narrative (hunter, fowler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler, greedy person

From root lubh (to desire, be greedy)

Root: lubh (class 4)

पक्षिजीवनः (pakṣijīvanaḥ) - the hunter who sustains himself by catching birds (living by birds, whose livelihood is birds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣijīvana

pakṣijīvana - living by means of birds, bird-living

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pakṣi+jīvana)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• jīvana – life, livelihood, subsistence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jīv
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies lubdhakaḥ

निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - the hunter ceased all physical activity (motionless, inactive, without effort)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśceṣṭa

niśceṣṭa - motionless, inactive, inert

From niḥ (without) + ceṣṭa (effort, movement)

Compound type : prādisamāsa (nis+ceṣṭa)

• nis – out, away, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ceṣṭa – effort, motion, activity
  adjective (masculine)
  From root ceṣṭ
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies lubdhakaḥ

मारुताहारः (mārutāhāraḥ) - the hunter practiced a form of asceticism by consuming only air (subsisting on air, one who eats air)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutāhāra

mārutāhāra - air-eating, subsisting on air

From māruta (air) + āhāra (food, eating)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māruta+āhāra)

• māruta – belonging to or relating to the Maruts, wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From Marut
• āhāra – food, diet, eating, taking
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-hṛ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies lubdhakaḥ

निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - the hunter gave up all worldly attachments (free from possessiveness, unattached, selfless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmama

nirmama - without 'mine', free from possessiveness or egoism, unselfish

From nis (without) + mama (my, mine)

Compound type : prādisamāsa (nis+mama)

• nis – out, away, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mama – my, mine
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of asmad

Note: Qualifies lubdhakaḥ

स्वर्गकाङ्क्षया (svargakāṅkṣayā) - The motivation for his ascetic practices (by the desire for heaven, with a longing for heaven)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svargakāṅkṣā

svargakāṅkṣā - desire for heaven, longing for paradise

From svarga (heaven) + kāṅkṣā (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+kāṅkṣā)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, abode of the gods
  noun (masculine)
• kāṅkṣā – desire, longing, wish, aspiration
  noun (feminine)
  From root kāṅkṣ
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Denotes the purpose or cause.