महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-305, verse-5

ग्रीवायास्तमृषिश्रेष्ठं नरमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ।
विश्वेदेवान्मुखेनाथ दिशः श्रोत्रेण चाप्नुयात् ॥५॥

5. grīvāyāstamṛṣiśreṣṭhaṁ naramāpnotyanuttamam ,
viśvedevānmukhenātha diśaḥ śrotreṇa cāpnuyāt.

5. grīvāyāḥ tam ṛṣiśreṣṭham naram āpnoti anuttamam
viśvedevān mukhena atha diśaḥ śrotreṇa ca āpnuyāt

5. grīvāyāḥ tam anuttamam ṛṣiśreṣṭham naram āpnoti
atha mukhena viśvedevān śrotreṇa ca diśaḥ āpnuyāt

5. Through the neck, one attains that unsurpassed supreme person (puruṣa), who is the foremost among sages. Moreover, through the mouth one should attain the Viśvedevas, and through the ear, the directions.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रीवायाः (grīvāyāḥ) - from the neck, by means of the neck

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• ऋषिश्रेष्ठम् (ṛṣiśreṣṭham) - foremost among sages, best of sages

• नरम् (naram) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

• विश्वेदेवान् (viśvedevān) - the Viśvedevas (a group of deities)

• मुखेन (mukhena) - by the mouth, through the mouth

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• श्रोत्रेण (śrotreṇa) - by the ear, through the ear

• च (ca) - and

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - one should attain, one may attain

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रीवायाः (grīvāyāḥ) - from the neck, by means of the neck

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of grīvā

grīvā - neck

Note: Used here in an instrumental sense 'through the neck'.

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

ऋषिश्रेष्ठम् (ṛṣiśreṣṭham) - foremost among sages, best of sages

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+śreṣṭha)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

नरम् (naram) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, hero

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of āp

5th class verb (svādi), parasmāipada

Root: āp (class 5)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - having none superior, unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of uttama

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

विश्वेदेवान् (viśvedevān) - the Viśvedevas (a group of deities)

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva (viśva+deva)

• viśva – all, universal
  adjective (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

मुखेन (mukhena) - by the mouth, through the mouth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening

अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

श्रोत्रेण (śrotreṇa) - by the ear, through the ear

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - one should attain, one may attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of āp

5th class verb (svādi), parasmāipada

Root: āp (class 5)