महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-121

प्राङ्मुखः श्मश्रुकर्माणि कारयेत समाहितः ।
उदङ्मुखो वा राजेन्द्र तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥१२१॥

121. prāṅmukhaḥ śmaśrukarmāṇi kārayeta samāhitaḥ ,
udaṅmukho vā rājendra tathāyurvindate mahat.

121. prāṅmukhaḥ śmaśrukarmāṇi kārayeta samāhitaḥ
udaṅmukhaḥ vā rājendra tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat

121. rājendra samāhitaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ vā udaṅmukhaḥ
śmaśrukarmāṇi kārayeta tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate

121. O king of kings, one should perform activities related to grooming the beard, such as shaving, while facing east, with full concentration. Alternatively, by facing north, one attains a long life.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east

• श्मश्रुकर्माणि (śmaśrukarmāṇi) - actions related to the beard, beard-grooming activities

• कारयेत (kārayeta) - one should cause to do, one should perform

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated, attentive, composed

• उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing north

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life

• विन्दते (vindate) - attains, obtains, finds

• महत् (mahat) - great, long

Words meanings and morphology

प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṅmukha

prāṅmukha - facing east

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāñc+mukha)

• prāñc – eastern, facing east
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, opening
  noun (neuter)

श्मश्रुकर्माणि (śmaśrukarmāṇi) - actions related to the beard, beard-grooming activities

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śmaśrukārman

śmaśrukārman - actions related to the beard, beard-grooming activities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśru+kārman)

• śmaśru – beard, moustache
  noun (neuter)
• kārman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)

कारयेत (kārayeta) - one should cause to do, one should perform

(verb)

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

causative

Causative stem kār-aya-

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated, attentive, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, attentive, composed, collected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing north

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udaṅmukha

udaṅmukha - facing north

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udañc+mukha)

• udañc – northern, facing north
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, opening
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, great king, paramount sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, vitality, vigour

विन्दते (vindate) - attains, obtains, finds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

महत् (mahat) - great, long

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, long, mighty