महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-22

ततो व्रतस्यावभृथे वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।
सुतप्तं वस्तपो विप्राः प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना ॥२२॥

22. tato vratasyāvabhṛthe vāguvācāśarīriṇī ,
sutaptaṁ vastapo viprāḥ prasannenāntarātmanā.

22. tataḥ vratasya avabhṛthe vāk uvāca aśarīriṇī
sutaptam vaḥ tapaḥ viprāḥ prasannena antarātmanā

22. Then, at the culminating bath of their sacred vow, a disembodied voice spoke: "O learned ones (vipras), your spiritual austerity (tapas) has been perfectly performed with a pleased inner being (ātman)."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, from there, thereafter)

• व्रतस्य (vratasya) - of their sacred vow (of the vow, of the sacred observance)

• अवभृथे (avabhṛthe) - at the culminating bath/ceremony (at the concluding bath, at the termination)

• वाक् (vāk) - a voice (voice, speech, word)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• अशरीरिणी (aśarīriṇī) - disembodied (disembodied, bodiless)

• सुतप्तम् (sutaptam) - well-performed spiritual austerity (well-performed (penance), thoroughly heated)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (your, by you, to you)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual austerity (tapas) (penance, austerity (tapas), heat)

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O learned ones (vipras) (O Brahmins, O wise ones, O learned ones)

• प्रसन्नेन (prasannena) - by the pleased (by the pleased, by the clear, by the gracious)

• अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by the pleased inner being (ātman) (by the inner self (ātman), by the mind)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, from there, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with 'tas' suffix from 'tad'

Note: Temporal adverb.

व्रतस्य (vratasya) - of their sacred vow (of the vow, of the sacred observance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, rule

Note: Specifies what the 'avabhṛthe' is for.

अवभृथे (avabhṛthe) - at the culminating bath/ceremony (at the concluding bath, at the termination)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avabhṛtha

avabhṛtha - concluding bath, ritual purification at the end of a Vedic ritual (yajña)

Prefix: ava

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Indicates time or place.

वाक् (vāk) - a voice (voice, speech, word)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, sound

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अशरीरिणी (aśarīriṇī) - disembodied (disembodied, bodiless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśarīrin

aśarīrin - bodiless, disembodied, incorporeal

Negative compound 'a' + 'śarīrin' (having a body)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śarīrin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śarīrin – having a body, embodied
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'śarīra' (body) with suffix 'in'

Note: Agrees with 'vāk'.

सुतप्तम् (sutaptam) - well-performed spiritual austerity (well-performed (penance), thoroughly heated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sutapta

sutapta - well-performed, thoroughly heated, well-practiced

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'tap' with upasarga 'su'

Prefix: su

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ'.

वः (vaḥ) - your (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Enclitic form for 2nd person plural, here possessive.

तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual austerity (tapas) (penance, austerity (tapas), heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, pain, suffering, penance, austerity (tapas)

Note: Subject of the clause.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O learned ones (vipras) (O Brahmins, O wise ones, O learned ones)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired, learned person, wise man

Note: Addressed to the sages.

प्रसन्नेन (prasannena) - by the pleased (by the pleased, by the clear, by the gracious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, clear, bright, gracious, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'sad' (to sit) with upasarga 'pra' and 'sana' variant, meaning 'become clear' or 'pleased'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'antarātmanā'.

अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - by the pleased inner being (ātman) (by the inner self (ātman), by the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self (ātman), inner soul, mind, conscience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+ātman)

• antara – inner, interior, between, distinct
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, inner principle (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'sutaptam'.