महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-8, verse-5

राजर्षीणां पुराणानामनुयातु गतिं नृपः ।
राजर्षीणां हि सर्वेषामन्ते वनमुपाश्रयः ॥५॥

5. rājarṣīṇāṁ purāṇānāmanuyātu gatiṁ nṛpaḥ ,
rājarṣīṇāṁ hi sarveṣāmante vanamupāśrayaḥ.

5. rājarṣīṇām purāṇānām anuyātu gatim nṛpaḥ
rājarṣīṇām hi sarveṣām ante vanam upāśrayaḥ

5. nṛpaḥ purāṇānām rājarṣīṇām gatim anuyātu hi
sarveṣām rājarṣīṇām ante vanam upāśrayaḥ

5. Let the king follow the path of the ancient royal sages (rājarṣis). For indeed, for all royal sages, the forest is the ultimate refuge (upāśraya).

Words meanings summery:

• राजर्षीणाम् (rājarṣīṇām) - of the royal sages

• पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - of the ancient ones, of the old ones

• अनुयातु (anuyātu) - let him follow, he should follow

• गतिम् (gatim) - path (path, course, destination, state)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

• राजर्षीणाम् (rājarṣīṇām) - of the royal sages

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• अन्ते (ante) - as a final refuge/stage (at the end, finally)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• उपाश्रयः (upāśrayaḥ) - final refuge (upāśraya) (refuge, shelter, resort)

Words meanings and morphology

राजर्षीणाम् (rājarṣīṇām) - of the royal sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - of the ancient ones, of the old ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; an ancient tale, Purāṇa

Note: Qualifies 'rājarṣīṇām'

अनुयातु (anuyātu) - let him follow, he should follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anuyā

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

गतिम् (gatim) - path (path, course, destination, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, destination, state

From root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anuyātu'

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

राजर्षीणाम् (rājarṣīṇām) - of the royal sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'rājarṣīṇām'

अन्ते (ante) - as a final refuge/stage (at the end, finally)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, vicinity, ultimate

Note: Used adverbially

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water (poetic)

उपाश्रयः (upāśrayaḥ) - final refuge (upāśraya) (refuge, shelter, resort)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśraya

upāśraya - refuge, shelter, resort, asylum, dwelling

From upa-ā-śri (to resort to, seek refuge in)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)