महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-285, verse-16

एते स्वां प्रकृतिं प्राप्ता वैदेह तपसोऽऽश्रयात् ।
प्रतिष्ठिता वेदविदो दमे तपसि चैव हि ॥१६॥

16. ete svāṁ prakṛtiṁ prāptā vaideha tapaso''śrayāt ,
pratiṣṭhitā vedavido dame tapasi caiva hi.

16. ete svām prakṛtim prāptā vaideha tapasaḥ āśrayāt
pratiṣṭhitā vedavidaḥ dame tapasi ca eva hi

16. vaideha,
ete vedavidaḥ,
tapasaḥ āśrayāt svām prakṛtim prāptā,
dame ca tapasi eva hi pratiṣṭhitā

16. O Vaideha, these (sages) attained their intrinsic nature (prakṛti) through the practice of spiritual austerity (tapas). They became established as knowers of the Vedas, firm in self-control and indeed in spiritual austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these (sages) (these (masculine plural))

• स्वाम् (svām) - their own (one's own, their own (feminine accusative singular))

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (nature, origin, fundamental matter, intrinsic nature)

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained (attained, reached, obtained (nominative plural masculine/feminine))

• वैदेह (vaideha) - O Vaideha (O Vaideha (king of Videha))

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - from spiritual austerity (tapas) (of austerity (tapas), from austerity (tapas))

• आश्रयात् (āśrayāt) - through the practice / support (from support, by dependence, by practice)

• प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - established, firm (established, founded, consecrated (nominative plural masculine/feminine))

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

• दमे (dame) - in self-control (in self-control, in restraint)

• तपसि (tapasi) - in spiritual austerity (tapas) (in austerity (tapas), in penance)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasis) (indeed, for, because)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (sages) (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

स्वाम् (svām) - their own (one's own, their own (feminine accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, pertaining to oneself

Note: Adjective agreeing with `prakṛtim`.

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (nature, origin, fundamental matter, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, primal matter, intrinsic nature, disposition

From pra-kṛ (to make, to do) + ktin suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained (attained, reached, obtained (nominative plural masculine/feminine))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `ete` (these sages).

वैदेह (vaideha) - O Vaideha (O Vaideha (king of Videha))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vaideha

vaideha - belonging to the country of Videha, a king of Videha, Janaka

Derived from Videha (name of a kingdom/people)

Note: Addressing the King, likely Janaka.

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - from spiritual austerity (tapas) (of austerity (tapas), from austerity (tapas))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

Note: Also genitive singular. Used here in ablative with `āśrayāt` to indicate cause or source.

आश्रयात् (āśrayāt) - through the practice / support (from support, by dependence, by practice)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āśraya

āśraya - shelter, refuge, support, dependence, resort, practice

From ā-śrī (to resort to, to depend on) with suffix -a

Prefix: ā

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: `tapasaḥ āśrayāt` means 'by the support/practice of austerity'.

प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - established, firm (established, founded, consecrated (nominative plural masculine/feminine))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, firm, consecrated, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ete` (these sages).

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knower of the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vid)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Compound `Veda-vid`.

दमे (dame) - in self-control (in self-control, in restraint)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing

तपसि (tapasi) - in spiritual austerity (tapas) (in austerity (tapas), in penance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasis) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)