महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-110, verse-136

उपवासविधिस्त्वेष विस्तरेण प्रकीर्तितः ।
नियतेष्वप्रमत्तेषु शौचवत्सु महात्मसु ॥१३६॥

136. upavāsavidhistveṣa vistareṇa prakīrtitaḥ ,
niyateṣvapramatteṣu śaucavatsu mahātmasu.

136. upavāsavidhiḥ tu eṣa vistareṇa prakīrtitaḥ
niyateṣu apramatteṣu śaucavatsu mahātmasu

136. tu eṣa upavāsavidhiḥ vistareṇa niyateṣu
apramatteṣu śaucavatsu mahātmasu prakīrtitaḥ

136. This method of fasting, moreover, has been elaborately described among those who are disciplined, vigilant, pure, and great-souled.

Words meanings summery:

• उपवासविधिः (upavāsavidhiḥ) - the method of fasting (the rule of fasting, method of fasting)

• तु (tu) - moreover (but, indeed, however, moreover)

• एष (eṣa) - this (method) (this, he)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - elaborately (in detail, extensively, elaborately)

• प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - described (proclaimed, described, eulogized)

• नियतेषु (niyateṣu) - among those who are disciplined (among the restrained, among the disciplined)

• अप्रमत्तेषु (apramatteṣu) - among those who are vigilant (among the vigilant, among the heedful)

• शौचवत्सु (śaucavatsu) - among those who are pure (among the pure, among those possessing purity)

• महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - among those who are great-souled (among the great-souled, among the magnanimous)

Words meanings and morphology

उपवासविधिः (upavāsavidhiḥ) - the method of fasting (the rule of fasting, method of fasting)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upavāsavidhi

upavāsavidhi - rule/method of fasting

Compound type : tatpurusha (upavāsa+vidhi)

• upavāsa – fasting, abstinence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 1)
• vidhi – rule, method, procedure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तु (tu) - moreover (but, indeed, however, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this (method) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - elaborately (in detail, extensively, elaborately)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - detail, extent, elaboration

प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - described (proclaimed, described, eulogized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakīrtita

prakīrtita - proclaimed, celebrated, described

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (10th class) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here.

नियतेषु (niyateṣu) - among those who are disciplined (among the restrained, among the disciplined)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of niyata

niyata - restrained, disciplined, self-controlled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam (1st class) with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

अप्रमत्तेषु (apramatteṣu) - among those who are vigilant (among the vigilant, among the heedful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of apramatta

apramatta - vigilant, attentive, not negligent

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from root mad (4th class) with upasarga pra- and negative prefix a-

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+pramatta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pramatta – negligent, careless, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (4th class) with upasarga pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

शौचवत्सु (śaucavatsu) - among those who are pure (among the pure, among those possessing purity)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of śaucavat

śaucavat - possessing purity, pure, clean

Derived from śauca (purity) with possessive suffix -vat

महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - among those who are great-souled (among the great-souled, among the magnanimous)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)