महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-21

अयं मुनिगणः सर्वस्तपस्तप इति प्रभो ।
तपोन्वेषकरो लोके भ्रमते विविधाकृतिः ॥२१॥

21. ayaṁ munigaṇaḥ sarvastapastapa iti prabho ,
taponveṣakaro loke bhramate vividhākṛtiḥ.

21. ayam munigaṇaḥ sarvaḥ tapaḥ tapaḥ iti prabho
tapoanvēṣakaraḥ lōkē bhramate vividhākṛtiḥ

21. prabho,
ayam sarvaḥ munigaṇaḥ tapaḥ tapaḥ iti (vadantaḥ) lōkē vividhākṛtiḥ tapoanvēṣakaraḥ bhramate

21. O Lord (prabhu), this entire host of sages wanders in the world, exclaiming 'austerity (tapas)! austerity (tapas)!' and seeking (tapas), appearing in various forms.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• मुनिगणः (munigaṇaḥ) - host of sages, group of ascetics

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

• तपोअन्वेषकरः (tapoanvēṣakaraḥ) - one seeking austerity, engaged in the search for austerity

• ल्ओके (lōkē) - in the world

• भ्रमते (bhramate) - he wanders, he roams

• विविधाकृतिः (vividhākṛtiḥ) - having various forms, of various appearances

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine of 'idam'

मुनिगणः (munigaṇaḥ) - host of sages, group of ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munigaṇa

munigaṇa - host of sages, group of ascetics

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+gaṇa)

• muni – sage, ascetic, recluse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, group
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

From root 'tap' (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

From root 'tap' (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

particle

Root: i (class 2)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - Lord, master, ruler, mighty

From 'pra' + 'bhū' (to be, exist)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

तपोअन्वेषकरः (tapoanvēṣakaraḥ) - one seeking austerity, engaged in the search for austerity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taponvēṣakara

taponvēṣakara - one seeking austerity, engaged in the search for austerity

Compound formed from 'tapas' (austerity) and 'anvēṣakara' (seeker). Internal sandhi `s + a > o` makes it `taponvēṣakara`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+anvēṣakara)

• tapas – austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• anvēṣakara – seeker, investigator, doer of research
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'anu' + 'īṣ' (to seek) + 'kṛ' (to do) + 'a' suffix, formed from `anveṣa` (search) and `kara` (maker/doer).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: īṣ (class 4)

ल्ओके (lōkē) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lōka

lōka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

भ्रमते (bhramate) - he wanders, he roams

(verb)

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

Present Middle

1st class verb, Atmanepada

Root: bhram (class 1)

विविधाकृतिः (vividhākṛtiḥ) - having various forms, of various appearances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vividhākṛti

vividhākṛti - having various forms, of diverse appearances

Bahuvrihi compound, literally 'various form is to him/it'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vividha+ākṛti)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
  From 'vi' + 'vidha' (sort, kind)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• ākṛti – form, appearance, shape
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā' + 'kṛ' (to make, do) + 'ti' suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)