महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-38

एष तेषां विशुद्धानां फेनपानां तपोधने ।
धर्मचर्याकृतो मार्गो वालखिल्यगणे शृणु ॥३८॥

38. eṣa teṣāṁ viśuddhānāṁ phenapānāṁ tapodhane ,
dharmacaryākṛto mārgo vālakhilyagaṇe śṛṇu.

38. eṣa teṣām viśuddhānām phenapānām tapodhane
dharmacaryākṛtaḥ mārgaḥ vālakhilyagaṇe śṛṇu

38. tapodhane śṛṇu eṣa teṣām viśuddhānām phenapānām
dharmacaryākṛtaḥ mārgaḥ vālakhilyagaṇe

38. O you who are rich in spiritual practice (tapas), listen! This is their path, the path of pure (dharma)-conduct for those foam-drinkers, within the assembly of the Vālakhilyas.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (path) (this, he)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• विशुद्धानाम् (viśuddhānām) - of the pure ones (of the pure ones, of the cleansed)

• फेनपानाम् (phenapānām) - of those foam-drinkers (of the foam-drinkers)

• तपोधने (tapodhane) - O you who are rich in spiritual practice (tapas) (O wealthy in austerity, O rich in spiritual practice)

• धर्मचर्याकृतः (dharmacaryākṛtaḥ) - created by (dharma)-conduct (formed by (dharma) conduct, based on righteous practice)

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

• वालक्खिल्यगणे (vālakkhilyagaṇe) - within the assembly of the Vālakhilyas (in the group of Vālakhilyas)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (path) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

Note: Refers to mārgaḥ

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to phenapas and viśuddhas

विशुद्धानाम् (viśuddhānām) - of the pure ones (of the pure ones, of the cleansed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viśuddha

viśuddha - pure, cleansed, purified, holy

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of vi-√śudh

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

फेनपानाम् (phenapānām) - of those foam-drinkers (of the foam-drinkers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of phenapa

phenapa - one who drinks foam

Compound of phena (foam) + pa (drinker, from √pā)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (phena+pa)

• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from √pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

तपोधने (tapodhane) - O you who are rich in spiritual practice (tapas) (O wealthy in austerity, O rich in spiritual practice)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity or spiritual practice

Compound of tapas (austerity) + dhana (wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – spiritual practice, austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhan (class 1)

Note: Addressing the listener

धर्मचर्याकृतः (dharmacaryākṛtaḥ) - created by (dharma)-conduct (formed by (dharma) conduct, based on righteous practice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmacaryākṛta

dharmacaryākṛta - done through dharmic conduct, resulting from righteous practice

past passive participle

Compound of dharmacaryā (righteous conduct) + kṛta (done, made)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharmacaryā+kṛta)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• caryā – conduct, practice, behavior
  noun (feminine)
  Root: car (class 1)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  PPP of √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Derived from √mṛg (to seek)

Root: mṛg (class 2)

वालक्खिल्यगणे (vālakkhilyagaṇe) - within the assembly of the Vālakhilyas (in the group of Vālakhilyas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vālakhilyagaṇa

vālakhilyagaṇa - the group or assembly of Vālakhilyas (a class of pygmy sages)

Compound of vālakhilya (name of a sage/group) + gaṇa (group)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vālakhilya+gaṇa)

• vālakhilya – a class of minute pygmy sages, sons of Kratu
  proper noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, collection, multitude, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)