महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-2

वने वनचरः कश्चिज्जाजलिर्नाम वै द्विजः ।
सागरोद्देशमागम्य तपस्तेपे महातपाः ॥२॥

2. vane vanacaraḥ kaścijjājalirnāma vai dvijaḥ ,
sāgaroddeśamāgamya tapastepe mahātapāḥ.

2. vane vanacaraḥ kaścit jājaliḥ nāma vai dvijaḥ
sāgaroddeśam āgamya tapaḥ tepe mahātapāḥ

2. vane kaścit vanacaraḥ jājaliḥ nāma vai dvijaḥ sāgaroddeśam āgamya mahātapāḥ tapaḥ tepe.

2. A certain twice-born (dvija) named Jājali, a forest dweller, approached the vicinity of the ocean and, as a great ascetic (mahā-tapas), performed severe penance (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - a forest dweller, an inhabitant of the forest

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone, some

• जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, truly

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a Brahmin

• सागरोद्देशम् (sāgaroddeśam) - to the vicinity of the ocean, to the seashore

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached, having arrived

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism, austerity

• तेपे (tepe) - he practiced, he performed (penance)

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - a great ascetic, one who has great penance

Words meanings and morphology

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - a forest dweller, an inhabitant of the forest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanacara

vanacara - forest dweller, moving in the forest

Compound of 'vana' (forest) and 'cara' (moving, dweller, from root car).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+cara)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover, dweller
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'car' (to move, to walk).
  Root: car (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - a certain, someone, any, some

Combination of 'ka' (who) and 'cid' (a particle denoting indefiniteness).

जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jājali (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - Jājali (proper name of a sage mentioned in the Mahabharata)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, truly

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a twice-born (epithet for Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas), a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth, a snake

Compound of 'dvi' (twice) and 'ja' (born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Agent noun suffix
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

सागरोद्देशम् (sāgaroddeśam) - to the vicinity of the ocean, to the seashore

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgaroddeśa

sāgaroddeśa - vicinity of the ocean, seashore, region of the sea

Compound of 'sāgara' (ocean) and 'uddeśa' (direction, vicinity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+uddeśa)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• uddeśa – direction, region, vicinity, indication
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'diś' with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached, having arrived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'ā', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism, austerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

तेपे (tepe) - he practiced, he performed (penance)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - a great ascetic, one who has great penance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tapas

mahā-tapas - great penance; one who performs great penance, a great ascetic

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'tapas' (penance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

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