महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-6

व्रतचर्या तपो वापि स्नानमन्त्रौषधानि वा ।
विद्यावीर्यं मूलवीर्यं जपहोमस्तथागदाः ॥६॥

6. vratacaryā tapo vāpi snānamantrauṣadhāni vā ,
vidyāvīryaṁ mūlavīryaṁ japahomastathāgadāḥ.

6. vratacaryā tapaḥ vā api snānamantrauṣadhāni vā
vidyāvīryam mūlavīryam japahomaḥ tathā agadāḥ

6. Is it through the observance of vows, or through asceticism (tapas)? Or through bathing, mantras, or medicines? Or through the power of knowledge, or the potency of herbs? Or through chanting (japa), sacrificial oblations (homa), or charms?

Words meanings summery:

• व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā) - observance of vows, ascetic practice, performance of religious duties

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, heat (tapas)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - Used here to reinforce the interrogative nature of the list, 'is it this, or even this...?' (also, even, perhaps, (introduces question))

• स्नानमन्त्रौषधानि (snānamantrauṣadhāni) - bathing, mantras, and medicines

• वा (vā) - or

• विद्यावीर्यम् (vidyāvīryam) - power of knowledge, potency of learning

• मूलवीर्यम् (mūlavīryam) - Likely referring to the power of medicinal roots or herbs. (power of roots (herbal potency), inherent strength)

• जपहोमः (japahomaḥ) - chanting and oblations

• तथा (tathā) - Functions as 'and' in this list. (and, similarly, thus)

• अगदाः (agadāḥ) - charms, antidotes, medicines

Words meanings and morphology

व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā) - observance of vows, ascetic practice, performance of religious duties

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vratacaryā

vratacaryā - observance of vows, ascetic practice

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vrata+caryā)

• vrata – vow, religious observance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• caryā – conduct, practice, observance
  noun (feminine)
  From root car (to move, to practice).
  Root: car (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, heat (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, asceticism (tapas)

From root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Term tapas transliterated in translation.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - Used here to reinforce the interrogative nature of the list, 'is it this, or even this...?' (also, even, perhaps, (introduces question))

(indeclinable)

स्नानमन्त्रौषधानि (snānamantrauṣadhāni) - bathing, mantras, and medicines

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of snānamantrauṣadha

snānamantrauṣadha - bathing, mantras, and medicines

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (snāna+mantra+auṣadha)

• snāna – bathing, ablution
  noun (neuter)
  From root snā (to bathe).
  Root: snā (class 2)
• mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, incantation (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think) + suffix -tra.
  Root: man (class 4)
• auṣadha – medicine, herb, drug
  noun (neuter)
  From oṣadhi (herb).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

विद्यावीर्यम् (vidyāvīryam) - power of knowledge, potency of learning

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyāvīrya

vidyāvīrya - power of knowledge

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+vīrya)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vīrya – strength, power, potency, virility
  noun (neuter)
  From root vīr (to be strong).
  Root: vīr (class 10)

Note: Also accusative, but nominative fits the list.

मूलवीर्यम् (mūlavīryam) - Likely referring to the power of medicinal roots or herbs. (power of roots (herbal potency), inherent strength)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūlavīrya

mūlavīrya - power of roots, original strength

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+vīrya)

• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (neuter)
• vīrya – strength, power, potency
  noun (neuter)
  From root vīr (to be strong).
  Root: vīr (class 10)

Note: Also accusative, but nominative fits the list.

जपहोमः (japahomaḥ) - chanting and oblations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of japahoma

japahoma - recitation (japa) and oblation (homa)

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (japa+homa)

• japa – muttering prayers, chanting
  noun (masculine)
  From root jap (to mutter).
  Root: jap (class 1)
• homa – oblation, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root hu (to offer).
  Root: hu (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - Functions as 'and' in this list. (and, similarly, thus)

(indeclinable)

अगदाः (agadāḥ) - charms, antidotes, medicines

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agada

agada - medicine, antidote, charm, healthy, free from disease

Negation of gada (disease).

Compound type : dvandva (a+gada)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• gada – disease, illness
  noun (masculine)
  From root gad (to speak, to be ill).
  Root: gad (class 1)