महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-9

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
वेदार्थान्वेत्तुकामस्य धर्मिष्ठस्य तपोनिधेः ।
गुरोर्मे ज्ञाननिष्ठस्य हिमवत्पाद आसतः ॥९॥

9. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
vedārthānvettukāmasya dharmiṣṭhasya taponidheḥ ,
gurorme jñānaniṣṭhasya himavatpāda āsataḥ.

9. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca vedārthān vettukāmasya dharmiṣṭhasya
taponidheḥ guroḥ me jñānaniṣṭhasya himavatpāda āsataḥ

9. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca me guroḥ vedārthān vettukāmasya
dharmiṣṭhasya taponidheḥ jñānaniṣṭhasya himavatpāda āsataḥ

9. Vaishampayana said: Regarding my teacher, who desired to understand the meanings of the Vedas, who was most righteous (dharma), a treasury of austerities (tapas), devoted to knowledge, and residing at the foot of the Himalayas...

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• वेदार्थान् (vedārthān) - meanings of the Vedas

• वेत्तुकामस्य (vettukāmasya) - desiring to understand (of one desiring to know)

• धर्मिष्ठस्य (dharmiṣṭhasya) - of the most righteous

• तपोनिधेः (taponidheḥ) - a treasury of austerities (tapas) (of the treasury of austerities)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• ज्ञाननिष्ठस्य (jñānaniṣṭhasya) - of one devoted to knowledge

• हिमवत्पाद (himavatpāda) - at the foot of the Himalayas

• आसतः (āsataḥ) - dwelling (of one dwelling, of one seated)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishampayana (a sage, disciple of Vyasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect (liṭ)

Third person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वेदार्थान् (vedārthān) - meanings of the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vedārtha

vedārtha - meaning of the Veda, Vedic doctrine

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+artha)

• veda – Veda (sacred Hindu texts)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: artha (class 10)

वेत्तुकामस्य (vettukāmasya) - desiring to understand (of one desiring to know)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vettukāma

vettukāma - desiring to know

Derived from infinitive vettu + kāma

Compound type : tatpurusha (vettu+kāma)

• vettu – to know (infinitive)
  indeclinable
  infinitive
  Infinitive of root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

धर्मिष्ठस्य (dharmiṣṭhasya) - of the most righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most observant of natural law (dharma)

superlative

Superlative of dharmin (righteous)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

तपोनिधेः (taponidheḥ) - a treasury of austerities (tapas) (of the treasury of austerities)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of taponidhi

taponidhi - treasury of austerities, one who has a great store of ascetic merit

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+nidhi)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• nidhi – treasure, store, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, important

Root: gṛ (class 1)

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Alternative form for mama.

ज्ञाननिष्ठस्य (jñānaniṣṭhasya) - of one devoted to knowledge

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jñānaniṣṭha

jñānaniṣṭha - devoted to knowledge, steadfast in knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+niṣṭha)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• niṣṭha – standing in, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)
  from ni-√sthā
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

हिमवत्पाद (himavatpāda) - at the foot of the Himalayas

(noun)

masculine, singular of himavatpāda

himavatpāda - foot of the Himalayas

Compound type : tatpurusha (himavat+pāda)

• himavat – having snow, snowy; the Himalayas (as a proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Possessive suffix -vat
• pāda – foot, base
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The form 'himavatpāda' acts as an adverbial locative, specifying the location where the guru was seated.

आसतः (āsataḥ) - dwelling (of one dwelling, of one seated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, dwelling

Present Participle (ātmanepada)

Present participle from root ās (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.