महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-8

वैखानसैर्वालखिल्यैर्वाय्वाहारैर्मरीचिपैः ।
भृगुभिश्चाङ्गिरोभिश्च यतिभिश्च महात्मभिः ।
सर्वैर्विद्याधरैः पुण्यैर्योगसिद्धैस्तथा वृतः ॥८॥

8. vaikhānasairvālakhilyairvāyvāhārairmarīcipaiḥ ,
bhṛgubhiścāṅgirobhiśca yatibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ ,
sarvairvidyādharaiḥ puṇyairyogasiddhaistathā vṛtaḥ.

8. vaikhānasaiḥ vālakhilyaiḥ vāyvāhāraiḥ
marīcipaiḥ bhrūgubhiḥ ca aṅgirobhiḥ ca
yatibhiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ sarvaiḥ
vidyādharaiḥ puṇyaiḥ yogasiddhaiḥ tathā vṛtaḥ

8. sarvैḥ vaikhānasaiḥ vālakhilyaiḥ
vāyvāhāraiḥ marīcipaiḥ bhrūgubhiḥ ca aṅgirobhiḥ
ca yatibhiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ vidyādharaiḥ
puṇyaiḥ yogasiddhaiḥ tathā vṛtaḥ

8. (surrounded) by all the Vaikhānasa ascetics, the Vālakhilyas, those who subsist on air, the Marīcipas, the Bhṛgus, the Āṅgirasas, and the noble ascetics, as well as by all the Vidyādharas, the virtuous ones, and those who have attained spiritual powers through yoga,

Words meanings summery:

• वैखानसैः (vaikhānasaiḥ) - by the Vaikhānasa ascetics

• वालखिल्यैः (vālakhilyaiḥ) - by the Vālakhilyas

• वाय्वाहारैः (vāyvāhāraiḥ) - by those who subsist on air

• मरीचिपैः (marīcipaiḥ) - by the Marīcipas

• भ्रूगुभिः (bhrūgubhiḥ) - by the Bhṛgus

• च (ca) - and

• अङ्गिरोभिः (aṅgirobhiḥ) - by the Āṅgirasas

• च (ca) - and

• यतिभिः (yatibhiḥ) - by ascetics

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by noble ones, by great-souled ones

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• विद्याधरैः (vidyādharaiḥ) - by the Vidyādharas

• पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by the virtuous ones, by the pure ones

• योगसिद्धैः (yogasiddhaiḥ) - by those who have attained spiritual powers through yoga

• तथा (tathā) - thus, and as well

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

वैखानसैः (vaikhānasaiḥ) - by the Vaikhānasa ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vaikhānasa

vaikhānasa - a class of ascetics or hermits

वालखिल्यैः (vālakhilyaiḥ) - by the Vālakhilyas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vālakhilya

vālakhilya - a class of divine diminutive sages

वाय्वाहारैः (vāyvāhāraiḥ) - by those who subsist on air

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāyvāhāra

vāyvāhāra - subsisting on air

Compound of vāyu (air) and āhāra (food/sustenance)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+āhāra)

• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• āhāra – food, sustenance, intake
  noun (masculine)

मरीचिपैः (marīcipaiḥ) - by the Marīcipas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marīcipa

marīcipa - drinking rays of light, a class of ascetics

भ्रूगुभिः (bhrūgubhiḥ) - by the Bhṛgus

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of an ancient sage and his descendants

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अङ्गिरोभिः (aṅgirobhiḥ) - by the Āṅgirasas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āṅgirasa

āṅgirasa - descendant of Aṅgiras

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यतिभिः (yatibhiḥ) - by ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yati

yati - ascetic, sage, hermit

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by noble ones, by great-souled ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self
  noun (masculine)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

विद्याधरैः (vidyādharaiḥ) - by the Vidyādharas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vidyādhara

vidyādhara - possessor of magical knowledge, a supernatural being

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+dhara)

• vidyā – knowledge, science
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)

पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by the virtuous ones, by the pure ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, holy, pure, meritorious

योगसिद्धैः (yogasiddhaiḥ) - by those who have attained spiritual powers through yoga

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yogasiddha

yogasiddha - accomplished in yoga, attaining spiritual perfection

Compound of yoga and siddha

Compound type : tatpurusha (yoga+siddha)

• yoga – yoga, spiritual practice
  noun (masculine)
• siddha – accomplished, perfected, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sādh
  Root: sādh (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - thus, and as well

(indeclinable)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

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