महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-44

नानानियमविख्यातैरृषिभिश्च महात्मभिः ।
प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यं जटाचीरधरं प्रभुम् ॥४४॥

44. nānāniyamavikhyātairṛṣibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ ,
praviśanneva cāpaśyaṁ jaṭācīradharaṁ prabhum.

44. nānāniyamavikhyātaiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ
praviśan eva ca apaśyam jaṭācīradharam prabhum

44. aham praviśan eva ca nānāniyamavikhyātaiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ
ca mahātmabhiḥ jaṭācīradharam prabhum apaśyam

44. Upon entering, I immediately saw the lord, wearing matted locks and bark garments, amidst great-souled sages who were renowned for their various strict observances.

Words meanings summery:

• नानानियमविख्यातैः (nānāniyamavikhyātaiḥ) - by those renowned for various observances/rules

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, by seers

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones, by noble beings

• प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely, immediately

• च (ca) - and

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• जटाचीरधरम् (jaṭācīradharam) - wearing matted hair and bark garments

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord, the master

Words meanings and morphology

नानानियमविख्यातैः (nānāniyamavikhyātaiḥ) - by those renowned for various observances/rules

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāniyamavikhyāta

nānāniyamavikhyāta - renowned for various rules, famous for diverse observances

Compound of nānā (various), niyama (rule/observance), and vikhyaāta (renowned).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nānā+niyama+vikhyāta)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• niyama – rule, observance, discipline, restraint
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-yam- 'to restrain'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vikhyāta – renowned, famous, well-known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-khyā 'to perceive, tell, speak, declare'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies ṛṣibhiḥ and mahātmabhiḥ.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, by seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

From root ṛṣ 'to go, move, flow, know'.

Root: ṛṣ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones, by noble beings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Qualifies ṛṣibhiḥ.

प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviśat

praviśat - entering, one who enters

Present Active Participle

From pra-viś 'to enter'.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the speaker 'I'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely, immediately

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect Active First Person Singular

Augment 'a' + root 'dṛś' (changed to paś in present/imperfect stem) + 'am' ending.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The 'a' prefix indicates past tense.

जटाचीरधरम् (jaṭācīradharam) - wearing matted hair and bark garments

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭācīradhara

jaṭācīradhara - one who holds/wears matted hair and bark garments

Compound of jaṭā (matted hair), cīra (bark garment), and dhara (bearer/wearer).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jaṭā+cīra+dhara)

• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled hair
  noun (feminine)
• cīra – bark garment, strip of cloth
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ 'to hold, bear'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies prabhum.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord, the master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

From pra-bhū 'to be powerful'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of apaśyam.