महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-173, verse-11

ततस्तत्र महानासीद्ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः ।
शैखावत्यस्तपोवृद्धः शास्त्रे चारण्यके गुरुः ॥११॥

11. tatastatra mahānāsīdbrāhmaṇaḥ saṁśitavrataḥ ,
śaikhāvatyastapovṛddhaḥ śāstre cāraṇyake guruḥ.

11. tataḥ tatra mahān āsīt brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
śaikhāvatyaḥ tapovṛddhaḥ śāstre ca āraṇyake guruḥ

11. tataḥ tatra śaikhāvatyaḥ mahān brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
tapovṛddhaḥ ca śāstre āraṇyake guruḥ āsīt

11. Then, there was a great Brahmin named Shaikhāvatya. He was steadfast in his vows, advanced in asceticism (tapas), and an expert (guru) in the scriptures and the Āraṇyakas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - firm in vows, one whose vows are firmly resolved

• शैखावत्यः (śaikhāvatyaḥ) - Shaikhāvatya (proper name)

• तपोवृद्धः (tapovṛddhaḥ) - aged in asceticism (tapas), advanced in ascetic practices

• शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in the scriptures, in the sacred texts

• च (ca) - and

• आरण्यके (āraṇyake) - in the Āraṇyaka (forest treatises)

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - a preceptor, teacher, expert

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, illustrious

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma

संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - firm in vows, one whose vows are firmly resolved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one whose vows are firm or sharpened

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose vows (vrata) are sharpened (saṃśita)'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, resolved
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √śo with prefix saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śo (class 4)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)

शैखावत्यः (śaikhāvatyaḥ) - Shaikhāvatya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaikhāvatya

śaikhāvatya - Shaikhāvatya (a personal name)

तपोवृद्धः (tapovṛddhaḥ) - aged in asceticism (tapas), advanced in ascetic practices

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapovṛddha

tapovṛddha - grown old by asceticism; venerable through penance

Tatpurusha compound: 'grown (vṛddha) by/in tapas'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vṛddha)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vṛddha – old, grown, increased
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √vṛdh
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in the scriptures, in the sacred texts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, rule, science

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आरण्यके (āraṇyake) - in the Āraṇyaka (forest treatises)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āraṇyaka

āraṇyaka - belonging to a forest, forest-dweller, a class of Vedic treatises (Āraṇyakas)

Derived from 'araṇya' (forest)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - a preceptor, teacher, expert

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, expert