महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-125, verse-18

इह ते वै चरून्प्राश्नन्नृषयश्च विशां पते ।
यमुना चाक्षयस्रोताः कृष्णश्चेह तपोरतः ॥१८॥

18. iha te vai carūnprāśnannṛṣayaśca viśāṁ pate ,
yamunā cākṣayasrotāḥ kṛṣṇaśceha taporataḥ.

18. iha te vai carūn prāśnan ṛṣayaḥ ca viśām pate
yamunā ca akṣayasrotāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ca iha taporataḥ

18. Here, O lord of men, the sages indeed consumed sacrificial oblations. And here is the Yamuna river with an inexhaustible current, and Krishna is engaged in austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• ते (te) - the sages (ṛṣayaḥ) (they)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• चरून् (carūn) - cooked rice or barley for sacrifice (sacrificial oblations)

• प्राश्नन् (prāśnan) - they ate, consumed

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• च (ca) - and

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of men

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• यमुना (yamunā) - the Yamuna river

• च (ca) - and

• अक्षयस्रोताः (akṣayasrotāḥ) - having an inexhaustible stream/current

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• च (ca) - and

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• तपोरतः (taporataḥ) - engaged in austerities (tapas)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the sages (ṛṣayaḥ) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the implied sages mentioned in the first half of the verse.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis

चरून् (carūn) - cooked rice or barley for sacrifice (sacrificial oblations)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of caru

caru - sacrificial oblation (especially cooked rice or barley)

Root: car (class 1)

प्राश्नन् (prāśnan) - they ate, consumed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of aś

imperfect active

3rd plural imperfect active of root aś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: aś (class 9)

Note: The prefix 'pra' often implies 'forth' or 'completely'.

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Note: Subject of 'prāśnan'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of men

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, human beings

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of the vocative compound 'viśāṃ pate'.

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Vocative singular of 'pati'.

यमुना (yamunā) - the Yamuna river

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yamunā

yamunā - Yamuna (name of a sacred river)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अक्षयस्रोताः (akṣayasrotāḥ) - having an inexhaustible stream/current

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣayasrotas

akṣayasrotas - having an inexhaustible current/flow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣaya+srotas)

• akṣaya – inexhaustible, imperishable
  adjective (neuter)
  From a + kṣaya (decay, loss); kṣaya from root kṣi (to destroy)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• srotas – stream, current, flow
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'yamunā'.

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (proper name), dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

तपोरतः (taporataḥ) - engaged in austerities (tapas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taporata

taporata - engaged in penance/austerities (tapas), devoted to penance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+rata)

• tapas – penance, austerity, spiritual discipline
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• rata – engaged in, devoted to, delighted in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root ram (to delight, to rest)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'kṛṣṇaḥ'.