महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-47, verse-30

तेषां वृत्त्यर्थिनां तत्र वसतां हिमवद्वने ।
अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता तदा द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥३०॥

30. teṣāṁ vṛttyarthināṁ tatra vasatāṁ himavadvane ,
anāvṛṣṭiranuprāptā tadā dvādaśavārṣikī.

30. teṣām vṛttyarthinām tatra vasatām himavadvane
anāvṛṣṭiḥ anuprāptā tadā dvādaśavārṣikī

30. tadā teṣām vṛttyarthinām tatra himavadvane
vasatām anāvṛṣṭiḥ dvādaśavārṣikī anuprāptā

30. As they (the Sages) resided there in the Himalayan forest, striving for their livelihood, a twelve-year-long drought then afflicted them.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• वृत्त्यर्थिनाम् (vṛttyarthinām) - of those desiring livelihood, for those seeking sustenance

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वसताम् (vasatām) - of those living, dwelling

• हिमवद्वने (himavadvane) - in the Himalayan forest, in the forest of Himavat

• अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - a drought, absence of rain

• अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - occurred, arrived, was obtained, was experienced

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• द्वादशवार्षिकी (dvādaśavārṣikī) - twelve-year-long, lasting for twelve years

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Sages.

वृत्त्यर्थिनाम् (vṛttyarthinām) - of those desiring livelihood, for those seeking sustenance

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛttyarthin

vṛttyarthin - one who desires livelihood

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛtti+arthin)

• vṛtti – livelihood, existence
  noun (feminine)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, having an object
  adjective/noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place, referring to the Himalayan forest.

वसताम् (vasatām) - of those living, dwelling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasat

vasat - living, dwelling

Present Active Participle

derived from root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

हिमवद्वने (himavadvane) - in the Himalayan forest, in the forest of Himavat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of himavadvana

himavadvana - Himalayan forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (himavat+vana)

• himavat – Himalaya, snowy mountain
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of place.

अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - a drought, absence of rain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāvṛṣṭi

anāvṛṣṭi - drought, absence of rain

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āvṛṣṭi)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• āvṛṣṭi – rain
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'anuprāptā'.

अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - occurred, arrived, was obtained, was experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - obtained, reached, occurred

Past Passive Participle

derived from root āp with prefix anu-pra

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'anāvṛṣṭiḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

द्वादशवार्षिकी (dvādaśavārṣikī) - twelve-year-long, lasting for twelve years

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvādaśavārṣika

dvādaśavārṣika - twelve-year-long

formed with suffix -ika from dvādaśavarṣa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvādaśa+varṣa)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'anāvṛṣṭiḥ'.