महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-130, verse-3

तेषामपि विधिं पुण्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि शंकर ।
वानप्रस्थेषु देवेश स्वशरीरोपजीविषु ॥३॥

3. teṣāmapi vidhiṁ puṇyaṁ śrotumicchāmi śaṁkara ,
vānaprastheṣu deveśa svaśarīropajīviṣu.

3. teṣām api vidhim puṇyam śrotum icchāmi
śaṅkara vānaprasthṣu deveśa svaśarīropajīviṣu

3. śaṅkara deveśa teṣām api vānaprasthṣu
svaśarīropajīviṣu puṇyam vidhim śrotum icchāmi

3. O Shankara, Lord of gods, I wish to hear about the sacred practices of even those forest dwellers (vānaprasthas) who subsist by their own physical efforts.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (vānaprasthas) (of them)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing inclusion) (also, even, moreover)

• विधिम् (vidhim) - sacred practice or ritual (rule, method, ordinance, ritual)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, virtuous

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• शङ्कर (śaṅkara) - Addressed to Shiva (O Shankara (name of Shiva))

• वानप्रस्थ्षु (vānaprasthṣu) - among those observing the vānaprastha (forest dweller) stage of life (among forest dwellers)

• देवेश (deveśa) - Addressed to Shiva (O Lord of gods)

• स्वशरीरोपजीविषु (svaśarīropajīviṣu) - among forest dwellers (vānaprasthas) who rely solely on their own physical efforts or meager findings for sustenance (among those who subsist on their own bodies)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (vānaprasthas) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'niyatavratāḥ samāhitāḥ' mentioned in the previous verse.

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing inclusion) (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विधिम् (vidhim) - sacred practice or ritual (rule, method, ordinance, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, method, ordinance, ceremony, fate

Root: dhā (class 3)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, meritorious, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good, pure; merit, virtue

Note: Adjective agreeing with vidhim.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(verb)

active, infinitive of śru

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

Present 1st person singular, active voice of root iṣ (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: The subject 'I' (aham) is implied.

शङ्कर (śaṅkara) - Addressed to Shiva (O Shankara (name of Shiva))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - Shankara (an epithet of Shiva), beneficent, causing prosperity

वानप्रस्थ्षु (vānaprasthṣu) - among those observing the vānaprastha (forest dweller) stage of life (among forest dwellers)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vānaprastha

vānaprastha - forest-dweller, hermit, one who has entered the third stage of life (vānaprastha āśrama)

Compound of vana (forest) and prastha (standing, gone forth)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+prastha)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• prastha – standing, gone forth; a flat surface, plateau
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-sthā (to go forth, stand)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The 'vānaprastha' is a traditional stage of life (āśrama) where one retires to the forest.

देवेश (deveśa) - Addressed to Shiva (O Lord of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - Lord of gods (an epithet of Shiva, Indra, Vishnu)

Compound of deva (god) and īśa (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

स्वशरीरोपजीविषु (svaśarīropajīviṣu) - among forest dwellers (vānaprasthas) who rely solely on their own physical efforts or meager findings for sustenance (among those who subsist on their own bodies)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of svaśarīropajīvin

svaśarīropajīvin - subsisting on one's own body, relying on one's own efforts

Compound of sva (own), śarīra (body), and upajīvin (subsisting)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+śarīra+upajīvin)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• upajīvin – subsisting, living by, dependent on
  adjective (masculine)
  From upa-jīv (to live by, subsist on)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with vānaprasthṣu.