महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-65, verse-16

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातकानां महात्मनाम् ।
उपजीवन्ति राजानमेनं सुचरितव्रतम् ॥१६॥

16. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakānāṁ mahātmanām ,
upajīvanti rājānamenaṁ sucaritavratam.

16. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakānām mahātmanām
upajīvanti rājānam enam sucaritavratam

16. Eighty-eight thousand noble graduates (snātaka) who have faithfully observed their sacred vows depend on this king.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand

• स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (snātaka) (of graduates, of those who have completed their sacred vows)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of noble ones (of great souls, of noble ones)

• उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they depend on (they live by, subsist on, depend on)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - this king (king)

• एनम् (enam) - him (the king) (him, this one)

• सुचरितव्रतम् (sucaritavratam) - who has faithfully observed his sacred vows (whose vows/observances are well-performed)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṣṭāśītisahasra

aṣṭāśītisahasra - eighty-eight thousand

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṣṭāśīti+sahasra)

• aṣṭāśīti – eighty-eight
  numeral (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of upajīvanti.

स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (snātaka) (of graduates, of those who have completed their sacred vows)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of snātaka

snātaka - a Brahmin who has completed his Vedic studies and ritual bathing (snāna)

From √snā (to bathe) + -taka suffix

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Governed by upajīvanti (implied 'of whom' for the number).

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of noble ones (of great souls, of noble ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted; a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with snātakānām.

उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they depend on (they live by, subsist on, depend on)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Present 3rd plural active.

राजानम् (rājānam) - this king (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Object of upajīvanti.

एनम् (enam) - him (the king) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: From idam, masculine accusative singular. Agrees with rājānam.

सुचरितव्रतम् (sucaritavratam) - who has faithfully observed his sacred vows (whose vows/observances are well-performed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sucaritavrata

sucaritavrata - one whose vows/observances are well-performed; devoted to good practices

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+carita+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• carita – practiced, performed, observed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √car (to move, perform, practice)
  Root: car (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with rājānam and enam.