महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-32, verse-22

अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्च सुधाभक्षाश्च ये सदा ।
व्रतैश्च विविधैर्युक्तास्तान्नमस्यामि माधव ॥२२॥

22. abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāśca sudhābhakṣāśca ye sadā ,
vrataiśca vividhairyuktāstānnamasyāmi mādhava.

22. abbhakṣāḥ vāyubhakṣāḥ ca sudhābhakṣāḥ ca ye sadā
vrataiḥ ca vividhaiḥ yuktāḥ tān namasyāmi mādhava

22. mādhava sadā ye abbhakṣāḥ ca vāyubhakṣāḥ ca
sudhābhakṣāḥ ca vividhaiḥ vrataiḥ yuktāḥ tān namasyāmi

22. O Mādhava, I always revere those who subsist only on water, on air, or on ambrosia, and who are dedicated to various sacred vows.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्भक्षाः (abbhakṣāḥ) - those who subsist only on water (eating water, subsisting on water)

• वायुभक्षाः (vāyubhakṣāḥ) - those who subsist only on air (eating air, subsisting on air)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुधाभक्षाः (sudhābhakṣāḥ) - those who subsist only on ambrosia (eating ambrosia, subsisting on nectar)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, constantly)

• व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - by sacred vows (by vows, by observances, by sacred duties)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (vows) (by various, by manifold)

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged in, dedicated to (joined, endowed with, engaged in, practicing)

• तान् (tān) - them (those who follow the vows) (them, those)

• नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I revere (I bow, I revere, I salute)

• माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna) (O Mādhava, O Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

अब्भक्षाः (abbhakṣāḥ) - those who subsist only on water (eating water, subsisting on water)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abbhakṣa

abbhakṣa - one who subsists on water

Compound of ap (water) and bhakṣa (eating).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ap+bhakṣa)

• ap – water
  noun (feminine)
• bhakṣa – eating, food, eater
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root bhakṣ (to eat)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies implied `ye`.

वायुभक्षाः (vāyubhakṣāḥ) - those who subsist only on air (eating air, subsisting on air)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyubhakṣa

vāyubhakṣa - one who subsists on air

Compound of vāyu (air) and bhakṣa (eating).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vāyu+bhakṣa)

• vāyu – air, wind, life-breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• bhakṣa – eating, food, eater
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root bhakṣ (to eat)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies implied `ye`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सुधाभक्षाः (sudhābhakṣāḥ) - those who subsist only on ambrosia (eating ambrosia, subsisting on nectar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sudhābhakṣa

sudhābhakṣa - one who subsists on nectar/ambrosia

Compound of sudhā (nectar) and bhakṣa (eating).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sudhā+bhakṣa)

• sudhā – nectar, ambrosia, lime, plaster
  noun (feminine)
• bhakṣa – eating, food, eater
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root bhakṣ (to eat)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies implied `ye`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what, whatever

सदा (sadā) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - by sacred vows (by vows, by observances, by sacred duties)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ascetic practice

From root vṛ (to choose, to cover)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (vows) (by various, by manifold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different

From vi + vidhā (arrangement, sort).

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `vrataiḥ`.

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged in, dedicated to (joined, endowed with, engaged in, practicing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate, concentrated

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to yoke)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies implied `ye`.

तान् (tān) - them (those who follow the vows) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I revere (I bow, I revere, I salute)

(verb)

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

Denominative verb from 'namas'

Formed from the noun 'namas' (reverence) with the denominative suffix -sya.

Root: nam (class 1)

माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna) (O Mādhava, O Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu; husband of Lakshmi (Mā); an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

Patronymic from Madhu.