महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-135

क्रियामन्त्रविहीनोऽपि तत्र स्नात्वा नरर्षभ ।
चीर्णव्रतो भवेद्विप्रो दृष्टमेतत्पुरातने ॥१३५॥

135. kriyāmantravihīno'pi tatra snātvā nararṣabha ,
cīrṇavrato bhavedvipro dṛṣṭametatpurātane.

135. kriyāmantravihīnaḥ api tatra snātvā nararṣabha
cīrṇavrataḥ bhavet vipraḥ dṛṣṭam etat purātane

135. O best of men, even a person devoid of ritual acts (kriyā) and sacred formulas (mantra), by bathing there, becomes one who has observed vows (vrata) and thus becomes a brahmin. This has been observed in ancient times.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रियामन्त्रविहीनः (kriyāmantravihīnaḥ) - devoid of ritual acts and mantras

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - A vocative address, likely to a king or hero like Yudhiṣṭhira. (O best of men, O bull among men)

• चीर्णव्रतः (cīrṇavrataḥ) - one who has observed vows, one who has performed sacred rites

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, wise person

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

• एतत् (etat) - this

• पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in ancient tradition

Words meanings and morphology

क्रियामन्त्रविहीनः (kriyāmantravihīnaḥ) - devoid of ritual acts and mantras

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyāmantravihīna

kriyāmantravihīna - devoid of ritual acts and mantras

Compound adjective: kriyā-mantra (dvandva) + vihīna (tatpuruṣa).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kriyāmantra+vihīna)

• kriyā – action, ritual act, performance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ
• mantra – sacred formula, incantation, hymn
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √man (to think).
  Root: man
• vihīna – devoid of, deprived of, separated from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √hā (to abandon, leave) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hā (class 3)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb formed from the pronoun 'tad'.

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √snā with the suffix -tvā.

Root: snā (class 2)

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - A vocative address, likely to a king or hero like Yudhiṣṭhira. (O best of men, O bull among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men

Compound noun: nara (man) + ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

चीर्णव्रतः (cīrṇavrataḥ) - one who has observed vows, one who has performed sacred rites

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cīrṇavrata

cīrṇavrata - one who has observed a vow, one who has performed a sacred duty

Bahuvrīhi compound: cīrṇa (past passive participle of √car) + vrata (vow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cīrṇa+vrata)

• cīrṇa – practiced, performed, observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √car (to walk, practice, perform).
  Root: car (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the person who bathes).

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, active voice, optative 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, wise person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a brahmin, inspired, wise

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in ancient tradition

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, traditional

Derived from 'purā' (formerly).

Note: Often used adverbially, meaning 'in ancient (times/texts)'.