महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-16

मुनयो धर्मसहिता धृतात्मानो जितेन्द्रियाः ।
एते चान्ये च बहवो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः ॥१६॥

16. munayo dharmasahitā dhṛtātmāno jitendriyāḥ ,
ete cānye ca bahavo vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ.

16. munayaḥ dharmasahitāḥ dhṛtātmānaḥ jitendriyāḥ
ete ca anye ca bahavaḥ vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ

16. These sages, accompanied by (natural) law (dharma), with firm self-control (ātman), and having conquered their senses, along with many other masters of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• धर्मसहिताः (dharmasahitāḥ) - Sages who embody and adhere to natural law (dharma). (accompanied by (natural) law, righteous)

• धृतात्मानः (dhṛtātmānaḥ) - Sages who have achieved firm control over their inner self (ātman). (self-controlled, those whose inner self (ātman) is held firm)

• जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - Sages who have mastered their sense organs. (conquerors of senses, those who have conquered their senses)

• एते (ete) - Refers to the previously listed sages. (these)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - Other sages not explicitly named. (others)

• च (ca) - and

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - Many other sages. (many)

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः (vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ) - Refers to sages who are highly learned in the Vedic scriptures and their auxiliary sciences. (experts in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, those who have gone to the other shore of Vedas and Vedangas)

Words meanings and morphology

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, hermit, inspired teacher

धर्मसहिताः (dharmasahitāḥ) - Sages who embody and adhere to natural law (dharma). (accompanied by (natural) law, righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmasahita

dharmasahita - accompanied by (natural) law, associated with dharma, righteous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+sahita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious merit (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• sahita – accompanied by, attended with, possessed of, contained in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sah with prefix sa- (or treated as sahita from saha + ita).
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'munayaḥ'.

धृतात्मानः (dhṛtātmānaḥ) - Sages who have achieved firm control over their inner self (ātman). (self-controlled, those whose inner self (ātman) is held firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhṛtātman

dhṛtātman - one whose mind/self (ātman) is firm or controlled, self-possessed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+ātman)

• dhṛta – held, borne, supported, firm, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhṛ.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, individual soul, supreme soul, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'munayaḥ'.

जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - Sages who have mastered their sense organs. (conquerors of senses, those who have conquered their senses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered their senses, self-controlled, ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ji.
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ (eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin, and corresponding mental faculties)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'munayaḥ'.

एते (ete) - Refers to the previously listed sages. (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - Other sages not explicitly named. (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - Many other sages. (many)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: Agrees with implied 'munayaḥ'.

वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः (vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ) - Refers to sages who are highly learned in the Vedic scriptures and their auxiliary sciences. (experts in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, those who have gone to the other shore of Vedas and Vedangas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavedāṅgapāraga

vedavedāṅgapāraga - one who has mastered (gone to the other side of) the Vedas and Vedāṅgas

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (veda+vedāṅga+pāraga)

• veda – sacred knowledge, the Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, Atharva)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vedāṅga – auxiliary science of the Vedas; Vedāṅgas (e.g., phonetics, meter, grammar, etymology, astronomy, ritual)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: Veda + aṅga (limb of the Veda)
• pāraga – one who has reached the opposite shore, proficient, master, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pāra (other side) + √gam (to go) + a. Implies mastery.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'munayaḥ'.