महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-3

वसिष्ठस्याश्रमे विप्रा भक्षितास्तैर्दुरात्मभिः ।
अशीतिशतमष्टौ च नव चान्ये तपस्विनः ॥३॥

3. vasiṣṭhasyāśrame viprā bhakṣitāstairdurātmabhiḥ ,
aśītiśatamaṣṭau ca nava cānye tapasvinaḥ.

3. vasiṣṭhasya āśrame viprāḥ bhakṣitāḥ taiḥ durātmabhiḥ
aśīti-śatam aṣṭau ca nava ca anye tapasvinaḥ

3. In Vasishtha's hermitage (āśrama), those wicked beings devoured one hundred and eighty-eight Brahmins and nine other ascetics (tapasvin).

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasishtha

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the āśrama

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

• भक्षिताः (bhakṣitāḥ) - devoured, eaten

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them

• दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by the wicked ones, by the evil-minded

• अशीति-शतम् (aśīti-śatam) - one hundred and eighty

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• च (ca) - and

• नव (nava) - nine

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - other, others

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, devotees, hermits

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasishtha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasishtha (a proper name, name of a celebrated Vedic sage); most excellent, best

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the āśrama

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, a stage of religious life (āśrama)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin; inspired, wise, learned

भक्षिताः (bhakṣitāḥ) - devoured, eaten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhakṣ (to eat) + kta (passive past participle suffix)

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by the wicked ones, by the evil-minded

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - a wicked or evil-minded person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil (prefix)
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the supreme self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

अशीति-शतम् (aśīti-śatam) - one hundred and eighty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśīti-śata

aśīti-śata - one hundred and eighty

Compound type : dvandva / tatpurusha (aśīti+śata)

• aśīti – eighty
  noun (feminine)
• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Here meaning 'eight' in addition to the 'one hundred and eighty'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नव (nava) - nine

(numeral)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other, others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, devotees, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - one who practices austerity (tapas); an ascetic, devotee, hermit