महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-41

चरन्तो मृगयां नित्यं शुद्धैर्बाणैर्मृगार्थिनः ।
पितृदैवतविप्रेभ्यो निर्वपन्तो यथाविधि ॥४१॥

41. caranto mṛgayāṁ nityaṁ śuddhairbāṇairmṛgārthinaḥ ,
pitṛdaivataviprebhyo nirvapanto yathāvidhi.

41. carantaḥ mṛgayām nityam śuddhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ mṛgārthinaḥ
pitṛdaivataviprebhyaḥ nirvapantaḥ yathāvidhi

41. Always engaged in hunting game with pure arrows, and making offerings to the ancestors (pitṛ), deities, and brahmins (vipra) according to prescribed rites.

Words meanings summery:

• चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - engaged (moving, roaming, practicing)

• मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting (hunting, chase, game)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, regularly)

• शुद्धैः (śuddhaiḥ) - with pure (with pure, clean, sacred)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• मृगार्थिनः (mṛgārthinaḥ) - hunters (those desiring game) (desiring game, hunters)

• पितृदैवतविप्रेभ्यः (pitṛdaivataviprebhyaḥ) - for ancestors (pitṛ), deities, and brahmins (vipra) (for ancestors, deities, and brahmins)

• निर्वपन्तः (nirvapantaḥ) - making offerings (offering, sacrificing)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to prescribed rites (according to rule, as prescribed)

Words meanings and morphology

चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - engaged (moving, roaming, practicing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, roaming, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car (to move, wander, perform) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: car (class 1)

मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting (hunting, chase, game)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase, sport

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, regularly)

(indeclinable)

शुद्धैः (śuddhaiḥ) - with pure (with pure, clean, sacred)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, correct

Past Passive Participle

From root śudh (to purify).

Root: śudh (class 4)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

मृगार्थिनः (mṛgārthinaḥ) - hunters (those desiring game) (desiring game, hunters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgārthin

mṛgārthin - one who seeks deer/game, a hunter

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+arthin)

• mṛga – deer, game, animal
  noun (masculine)
• arthin – desiring, requesting, seeker
  adjective (masculine)
  From artha (purpose, meaning) + in suffix.

Note: Subject of the participles carantaḥ and nirvapantaḥ.

पितृदैवतविप्रेभ्यः (pitṛdaivataviprebhyaḥ) - for ancestors (pitṛ), deities, and brahmins (vipra) (for ancestors, deities, and brahmins)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of pitṛdaivatavipra

pitṛdaivatavipra - ancestors, deities, and brahmins

Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+daivata+vipra)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor (pitṛ)
  noun (masculine)
• daivata – deity, divinity
  noun (neuter)
• vipra – brahmin (vipra), inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)

निर्वपन्तः (nirvapantaḥ) - making offerings (offering, sacrificing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirvapant

nirvapant - offering, scattering, performing rites

Present Active Participle

From nis + root vap (to scatter, sow, offer).

Prefix: nis

Root: vap (class 1)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to prescribed rites (according to rule, as prescribed)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, just as
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction, method, rite
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)