महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-35

महेश्वर उवाच ।
हन्त तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि मुनिधर्ममनुत्तमम् ।
यं कृत्वा मुनयो यान्ति सिद्धिं स्वतपसा शुभे ॥३५॥

35. maheśvara uvāca ,
hanta te'haṁ pravakṣyāmi munidharmamanuttamam ,
yaṁ kṛtvā munayo yānti siddhiṁ svatapasā śubhe.

35. maheśvara uvāca hanta te aham pravakṣyāmi munidharmam
anuttamam yam kṛtvā munayaḥ yānti siddhim svatapasā śubhe

35. maheśvara uvāca śubhe hanta aham te anuttamam munidharmam
pravakṣyāmi yam kṛtvā munayaḥ svatapasā siddhim yānti

35. Maheśvara said: "Indeed, O auspicious one, I will now explain to you the unsurpassed intrinsic nature (dharma) of ascetics, by performing which ascetics attain perfection through their own spiritual practice (tapas)."

Words meanings summery:

• महेश्वर (maheśvara) - Lord Shiva (Great Lord, Lord Shiva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हन्त (hanta) - indeed, now (indeed, oh!, alas, now)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, of you, your)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will explain

• मुनिधर्मम् (munidharmam) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of ascetics (the intrinsic nature of an ascetic, the conduct of a sage)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, best

• यम् (yam) - which (path/dharma) (which, whom)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - by performing (having done, by performing)

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - ascetics (ascetics, sages)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (they go, they attain)

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection (perfection, accomplishment, success)

• स्वतपसा (svatapasā) - by their own spiritual practice (tapas)

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

Words meanings and morphology

महेश्वर (maheśvara) - Lord Shiva (Great Lord, Lord Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - Great Lord, a name of Shiva, a supreme ruler

Compound of mahā (great) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form of √vac

हन्त (hanta) - indeed, now (indeed, oh!, alas, now)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic dative/genitive form

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will explain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-√vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिधर्मम् (munidharmam) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of ascetics (the intrinsic nature of an ascetic, the conduct of a sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munidharma

munidharma - the duty or intrinsic nature of a sage or ascetic

Compound of muni (ascetic) + dharma (duty/nature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+dharma)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

Compound of na (not) + uttama (best)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+uttama)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with munidharmam

यम् (yam) - which (path/dharma) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to munidharma

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - by performing (having done, by performing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund/Absolutive form from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - ascetics (ascetics, sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (they go, they attain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √yā

Root: yā (class 2)

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection (perfection, accomplishment, success)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

Root: sidh (class 4)

स्वतपसा (svatapasā) - by their own spiritual practice (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svatapas

svatapas - one's own spiritual practice, austerity

Compound of sva (one's own) + tapas (spiritual practice)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+tapas)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• tapas – spiritual practice, austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, good, propitious

Root: śubh (class 1)