महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-6

मेखला च भवेन्मौञ्जी जटी नित्योदकस्तथा ।
यज्ञोपवीती स्वाध्यायी अलुप्तनियतव्रतः ॥६॥

6. mekhalā ca bhavenmauñjī jaṭī nityodakastathā ,
yajñopavītī svādhyāyī aluptaniyatavrataḥ.

6. mekhalā ca bhavet mauñjī jaṭī nitya-udakaḥ tathā
yajñopavītī svādhyāyī a-lupta-niyata-vrataḥ

6. mekhalā ca mauñjī bhavet jaṭī nitya-udakaḥ tathā
yajñopavītī svādhyāyī a-lupta-niyata-vrataḥ

6. And his girdle should be made of muñja grass; he should wear matted hair, always possess water (for purity), similarly wear the sacred thread, be devoted to self-study (svādhyāya), and strictly adhere to his prescribed vows.

Words meanings summery:

• मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle, belt

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

• मौञ्जी (mauñjī) - made of muñja grass

• जटी (jaṭī) - he should wear matted hair (having matted hair, an ascetic)

• नित्य-उदकः (nitya-udakaḥ) - always possess water (for purity) (always having water (for purification))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• यज्ञोपवीती (yajñopavītī) - wearing the sacred thread

• स्वाध्यायी (svādhyāyī) - devoted to self-study (svādhyāya) (engaged in self-study (svādhyāya), one who recites the Vedas)

• अ-लुप्त-नियत-व्रतः (a-lupta-niyata-vrataḥ) - strictly adhere to his prescribed vows (one whose fixed vows are not violated)

Words meanings and morphology

मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle, belt

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mekhalā

mekhalā - girdle, belt, zone

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhavet

Optative mood

3rd person singular, optative, active voice, from root `√bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मौञ्जी (mauñjī) - made of muñja grass

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mauñjī

mauñjī - made of muñja grass (Saccharum sara)

Feminine form of `mauñja`, derived from `muñja` (a type of grass).

Note: Agrees with 'mekhalā'.

जटी (jaṭī) - he should wear matted hair (having matted hair, an ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin

jaṭin - having matted hair; an ascetic, a sage

Possessive noun/adjective derived from `jaṭā` (matted hair) with suffix `ini`.

नित्य-उदकः (nitya-udakaḥ) - always possess water (for purity) (always having water (for purification))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityodaka

nityodaka - always having water, regularly performing ablutions or having water for sacred rites

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nitya+udaka)

• nitya – constant, perpetual, eternal, regular
  adjective
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

यज्ञोपवीती (yajñopavītī) - wearing the sacred thread

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñopavītin

yajñopavītin - wearing the sacred thread

Possessive adjective derived from `yajñopavīta` (sacred thread) with suffix `ini`.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yajña+upavīta)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• upavīta – sacred thread, anything worn over the shoulder
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `√vī` (to weave) with prefix `upa`.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vī (class 2)

स्वाध्यायी (svādhyāyī) - devoted to self-study (svādhyāya) (engaged in self-study (svādhyāya), one who recites the Vedas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svādhyāyin

svādhyāyin - one engaged in self-study, one who recites the Vedas

Possessive adjective derived from `svādhyāya` (self-study, Vedic recitation) with suffix `ini`.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+adhyāya)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• adhyāya – study, reading, lesson, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root `√i` (to go, study) with prefix `adhi`.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

अ-लुप्त-नियत-व्रतः (a-lupta-niyata-vrataḥ) - strictly adhere to his prescribed vows (one whose fixed vows are not violated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aluptaniyatavrata

aluptaniyatavrata - one whose fixed, prescribed vows are not violated or lost

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+lupta+niyata+vrata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• lupta – violated, lost, broken, omitted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `√lup` (to break, violate, omit).
  Root: lup (class 6)
• niyata – fixed, prescribed, regulated, restrained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `√yam` (to restrain, control) with prefix `ni`.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty, rule
  noun (neuter)