महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-41

अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्रास्ते स्वेष्वङ्गेषु व्यवस्थिताः ।
तपश्चरणमीहन्ते तेषां धर्मफलं महत् ॥४१॥

41. aṅguṣṭhaparvamātrāste sveṣvaṅgeṣu vyavasthitāḥ ,
tapaścaraṇamīhante teṣāṁ dharmaphalaṁ mahat.

41. aṅguṣṭhaparvamātrāḥ te sveṣu aṅgeṣu vyavasthitāḥ
tapaścaraṇam īhante teṣām dharmaphalam mahat

41. aṅguṣṭhaparvamātrāḥ te sveṣu aṅgeṣu vyavasthitāḥ
tapaścaraṇam īhante teṣām dharmaphalam mahat

41. Of the size of a thumb-joint, they are established within their own bodies. They strive to perform asceticism (tapas), and the fruit of their natural law (dharma) is great.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्राः (aṅguṣṭhaparvamātrāḥ) - of the size of a thumb-joint

• ते (te) - they

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own

• अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - in limbs, in bodies

• व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - situated, established, dwelling

• तपश्चरणम् (tapaścaraṇam) - practice of asceticism, performance of penance

• ईहन्ते (īhante) - they strive, they endeavor, they perform

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• धर्मफलम् (dharmaphalam) - the fruit of natural law, reward of righteousness

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्राः (aṅguṣṭhaparvamātrāḥ) - of the size of a thumb-joint

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅguṣṭhaparvamātra

aṅguṣṭhaparvamātra - of the size of a thumb-joint

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅguṣṭha+parvan+mātra)

• aṅguṣṭha – thumb, big toe
  noun (masculine)
• parvan – joint, knot, section
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, mere, size, measure
  adjective (neuter)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - in limbs, in bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member

व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - situated, established, dwelling

(verbal derivative)

तपश्चरणम् (tapaścaraṇam) - practice of asceticism, performance of penance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapaścaraṇa

tapaścaraṇa - practice of asceticism (tapas), performance of penance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+caraṇa)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, religious austerity
  noun (neuter)
• caraṇa – act of moving, going, practicing, performing
  noun (neuter)
  From root car (to move, to perform)
  Root: car (class 1)

ईहन्ते (īhante) - they strive, they endeavor, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of īh

Root: īh (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

धर्मफलम् (dharmaphalam) - the fruit of natural law, reward of righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmaphala

dharmaphala - the fruit/reward of natural law (dharma) or righteous action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+phala)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, consequence
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, eminent, important