महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-244, verse-15

ते यात्वानुसृतैर्मार्गैः स्वन्नैः शुचिजलान्वितैः ।
ददृशुः काम्यकं पुण्यमाश्रमं तापसायुतम् ॥१५॥

15. te yātvānusṛtairmārgaiḥ svannaiḥ śucijalānvitaiḥ ,
dadṛśuḥ kāmyakaṁ puṇyamāśramaṁ tāpasāyutam.

15. te yātvānusṛtaiḥ mārgaiḥ svannaiḥ śucijalānvitaiḥ
dadṛśuḥ kāmyakam puṇyam āśramam tāpasāyutam

15. They traveled along well-trodden paths, which were provisioned with good food and endowed with pure water. There, they saw the sacred Kāmyaka hermitage, which was filled with ascetics.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they, those)

• यात्वानुसृतैः (yātvānusṛtaiḥ) - by paths followed by travelers, by well-trodden paths

• मार्गैः (mārgaiḥ) - by the paths, by the roads

• स्वन्नैः (svannaiḥ) - by paths with good food, well-provisioned

• शुचिजलान्वितैः (śucijalānvitaiḥ) - by paths endowed with pure water

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• काम्यकम् (kāmyakam) - the Kāmyaka forest/hermitage, a specific location (Kāmyaka (forest/hermitage))

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, auspicious

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

• तापसायुतम् (tāpasāyutam) - filled with ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to the Pāṇḍavas

यात्वानुसृतैः (yātvānusṛtaiḥ) - by paths followed by travelers, by well-trodden paths

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yātvānusṛta

yātvānusṛta - followed by travel/traversed

Compound formed from yātva (travel) and anusṛta (followed). 'yātva' here likely stands for yātrā or yāta.

Compound type : tatpurusha (yātva+anusṛta)

• yātva – travel, journey (often used to imply 'by traveling')
  noun (neuter)
  A nominal form related to travel, or a variant for yātrā/yāta.
  Root: yā (class 2)
• anusṛta – followed, pursued, trodden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sṛ (to flow, to go) with anu- (after)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: qualifies mārgaiḥ

मार्गैः (mārgaiḥ) - by the paths, by the roads

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārga

mārga - path, road, way

Root: mṛg (class 1)

स्वन्नैः (svannaiḥ) - by paths with good food, well-provisioned

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svanna

svanna - well-fed, well-provisioned (with food)

compound of su (good) and anna (food)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+anna)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• anna – food, rice
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: qualifies mārgaiḥ

शुचिजलान्वितैः (śucijalānvitaiḥ) - by paths endowed with pure water

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śucijalānvita

śucijalānvita - endowed with pure water

compound of śucijala (pure water) and anvita (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śucijala+anvita)

• śucijala – pure water
  noun (neuter)
  compound of śuci (pure) and jala (water)
• anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root i (to go) with anu- (after) and vi- (apart, asunder)
  Prefixes: anu+vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: qualifies mārgaiḥ

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

काम्यकम् (kāmyakam) - the Kāmyaka forest/hermitage, a specific location (Kāmyaka (forest/hermitage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāmyaka

kāmyaka - desired, lovely; name of a forest/hermitage

Note: object of dadṛśuḥ, often refers to the Kāmyaka forest where the hermitage is located

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious

Note: qualifies āśramam

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life (āśrama)

from root śram (to toil, to exert oneself) with prefix ā- (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: object of dadṛśuḥ

तापसायुतम् (tāpasāyutam) - filled with ascetics

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tāpasāyuta

tāpasāyuta - accompanied by ascetics, filled with ascetics

compound of tāpasa (ascetic) and āyuta (joined, filled)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāpasa+āyuta)

• tāpasa – ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
  from tapas (asceticism, austerity)
• āyuta – joined, connected, furnished with, filled with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yu (to join) with prefix ā- (towards)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: qualifies āśramam