महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-49, verse-17

इत्येवं चिन्तयामास महर्षिरसितस्तदा ।
स्नात्वा समुद्रे विधिवच्छुचिर्जप्यं जजाप ह ॥१७॥

17. ityevaṁ cintayāmāsa maharṣirasitastadā ,
snātvā samudre vidhivacchucirjapyaṁ jajāpa ha.

17. iti evam cintayāmāsa maharṣiḥ asitaḥ tadā |
snātvā samudre vidhi-vat śuciḥ japyam jajāpa ha

17. iti evam maharṣiḥ asitaḥ tadā cintayāmāsa (saḥ)
samudre vidhi-vat snātvā śuciḥ japyam ha jajāpa

17. Thinking thus, the great sage (maharṣi) Asita then pondered. Having bathed ritually in the ocean, he, now pure, indeed chanted his daily prayers (japa).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this way, so)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - pondered (pondered, thought deeply, meditated)

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage (maharṣi) (great sage)

• असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (the sage) (Asita (name of a sage))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean (in the ocean, sea)

• विधि-वत् (vidhi-vat) - ritually (according to rule, ritually, properly)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, bright)

• जप्यम् (japyam) - daily prayers (japa) (that which is to be recited, daily prayer, mantra (japa))

• जजाप (jajāpa) - chanted (murmured, chanted, recited)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - pondered (pondered, thought deeply, meditated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cintay

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of the denominative verb cintay, derived from cintā (thought).

Root: cit (class 1)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage (maharṣi) (great sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a revered seer or ascetic

Karmadhāraya compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (the sage) (Asita (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - Asita (name of a sage); dark, black, unfettered

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from the root snā.

Root: snā (class 2)

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean (in the ocean, sea)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea, conflux of rivers

विधि-वत् (vidhi-vat) - ritually (according to rule, ritually, properly)

(indeclinable)

Compound of vidhi (rule, ordinance) and the suffix -vat (like, according to).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidhi+vat)

• vidhi – rule, ordinance, method, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vat – like, according to, in the manner of
  suffix
  Suffix indicating similarity or manner.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy, virtuous

जप्यम् (japyam) - daily prayers (japa) (that which is to be recited, daily prayer, mantra (japa))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of japya

japya - to be recited/chanted; a mantra, prayer (japa)

Gerundive

Formed from root jap (to murmur, chant) with suffix -ya.

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Used here substantively as a noun meaning 'that which is to be chanted' or 'japa'.

जजाप (jajāpa) - chanted (murmured, chanted, recited)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of jap

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of the root jap.

Root: jap (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)