महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-5

जुह्वानोऽग्निं यथाकालमुभौ कालावुपस्पृशन् ।
कृशः परिमिताहारश्चर्मचीरजटाधरः ॥५॥

5. juhvāno'gniṁ yathākālamubhau kālāvupaspṛśan ,
kṛśaḥ parimitāhāraścarmacīrajaṭādharaḥ.

5. juhvānaḥ agnim yathākālam ubhau kālau upaspṛśan
kṛśaḥ parimitāhāraḥ carmacīrajaṭādharaḥ

5. yathākālam agnim juhvānaḥ ubhau kālau upaspṛśan
kṛśaḥ parimitāhāraḥ carmacīrajaṭādharaḥ

5. Offering oblations to the fire at the proper time, performing ablutions twice daily (at both times of the day), I will be emaciated, with limited food, and wearing bark garments with matted hair.

Words meanings summery:

• जुह्वानः (juhvānaḥ) - offering oblations, sacrificing

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time, punctually

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• कालौ (kālau) - morning and evening (ablutions) (two times, both times)

• उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - performing ablutions, touching water for purification

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - lean, emaciated, thin

• परिमिताहारः (parimitāhāraḥ) - one with limited food, having a restricted diet

• चर्मचीरजटाधरः (carmacīrajaṭādharaḥ) - one wearing bark garments and matted hair

Words meanings and morphology

जुह्वानः (juhvānaḥ) - offering oblations, sacrificing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of juhvāna

juhvāna - offering oblations, sacrificing

present middle participle

from root √hu (to offer into fire)

Root: √hu (class 3)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire

Note: Object of 'juhvānaḥ'.

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time, punctually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Modifies 'kālau'.

कालौ (kālau) - morning and evening (ablutions) (two times, both times)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kāla

kāla - time

Note: Object of 'upaspṛśan'.

उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - performing ablutions, touching water for purification

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaspṛśat

upaspṛśat - performing ablutions, touching water (for purification)

present active participle

from root √spṛś (to touch) with upasarga upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: √spṛś (class 6)

कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - lean, emaciated, thin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - lean, thin, emaciated

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (aham).

परिमिताहारः (parimitāhāraḥ) - one with limited food, having a restricted diet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimitāhāra

parimitāhāra - having limited food, with a restricted diet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parimita+āhāra)

• parimita – measured, limited, restricted
  past passive participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root √mā (to measure) with upasarga pari-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: √mā (class 2)
• āhāra – food, diet, taking
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (aham).

चर्मचीरजटाधरः (carmacīrajaṭādharaḥ) - one wearing bark garments and matted hair

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carmacīrajaṭādhara

carmacīrajaṭādhara - wearing bark garments and matted hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (carma+cīra+jaṭā+dhara)

• carma – skin, hide
  noun (neuter)
• cīra – bark, strip of cloth, bark garment
  noun (neuter)
• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled hair
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, bear) with suffix -a
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (aham).