महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-47, verse-2

वनं प्रविशता तेन वायुभक्षेण धीमता ।
अग्नयः कारयित्वेष्टिमुत्सृष्टा इति नः श्रुतम् ॥२॥

2. vanaṁ praviśatā tena vāyubhakṣeṇa dhīmatā ,
agnayaḥ kārayitveṣṭimutsṛṣṭā iti naḥ śrutam.

2. vanaṃ praviśatā tena vāyubhakṣeṇa dhīmatā |
agnayaḥ kārayitvā iṣṭim utsṛṣṭāḥ iti naḥ śrutam

2. naḥ śrutam iti tena dhīmatā vāyubhakṣeṇa vanaṃ
praviśatā iṣṭim kārayitvā agnayaḥ utsṛṣṭāḥ

2. We have heard that by that intelligent one, who subsisted on air and entered the forest, the (sacred) fires were abandoned after he had a Vedic ritual (iṣṭi) performed.

Words meanings summery:

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• प्रविशता (praviśatā) - by one entering, by him who entered

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• वायुभक्षेण (vāyubhakṣeṇa) - by one subsisting on air

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent one, by the wise one

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the sacred ritual fires maintained by a householder (fires, sacred fires)

• कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having caused to be performed/done

• इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice

• उत्सृष्टाः (utsṛṣṭāḥ) - abandoned, given up, left

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (implied instrumental for 'śrutam') (by us, to us, our)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it was heard (by us) (heard, perceived, traditionally learned)

Words meanings and morphology

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

प्रविशता (praviśatā) - by one entering, by him who entered

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of praviśat

praviśat - entering, going into (present active participle of pra-√viś)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √viś (to enter) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वायुभक्षेण (vāyubhakṣeṇa) - by one subsisting on air

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyubhakṣa

vāyubhakṣa - subsisting on air, eating air (an ascetic practice)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+bhakṣa)

• vāyu – wind, air, breath; the god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• bhakṣa – food, eating, consumption
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent one, by the wise one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

Derived from 'dhī' (thought, understanding) + 'matup' suffix

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - the sacred ritual fires maintained by a householder (fires, sacred fires)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire; the god of fire; digestive fire; ritual fire

कारयित्वा (kārayitvā) - having caused to be performed/done

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Causative of root √kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -ktvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice, desire, wish

Derived from root √yaj (to sacrifice, to worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

उत्सृष्टाः (utsṛṣṭāḥ) - abandoned, given up, left

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utsṛṣṭa

utsṛṣṭa - abandoned, given up, released, discharged (past passive participle of ut-√sṛj)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (implied instrumental for 'śrutam') (by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us (first person plural pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive 'our', or used as instrumental for impersonal verbs.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - it was heard (by us) (heard, perceived, traditionally learned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, perceived, learned, revealed scripture (past passive participle of √śru)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Often used impersonally: 'it was heard'.