महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-39

अथ तस्यामतीतायामनावृष्ट्यां महर्षयः ।
अन्योन्यं परिपप्रच्छुः पुनः स्वाध्यायकारणात् ॥३९॥

39. atha tasyāmatītāyāmanāvṛṣṭyāṁ maharṣayaḥ ,
anyonyaṁ paripapracchuḥ punaḥ svādhyāyakāraṇāt.

39. atha tasyām atītāyām anāvṛṣṭyām maharṣayaḥ
anyonyam paripapracchuḥ punaḥ svādhyāyakāraṇāt

39. atha tasyām atītāyām anāvṛṣṭyām maharṣayaḥ
punaḥ svādhyāyakāraṇāt anyonyam paripapracchuḥ

39. Then, when that drought had passed, the great sages questioned each other again concerning the study of sacred texts.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - concerning that drought (in that, upon that, concerning that)

• अतीतायाम् (atītāyām) - having passed (referring to the drought) (having passed, elapsed, gone by)

• अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - during the drought (in a drought, in a lack of rain)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• परिपप्रच्छुः (paripapracchuḥ) - they questioned, they asked around

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• स्वाध्यायकारणात् (svādhyāyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of the study of sacred texts (because of self-study, for the sake of sacred study)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - concerning that drought (in that, upon that, concerning that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अतीतायाम् (atītāyām) - having passed (referring to the drought) (having passed, elapsed, gone by)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of atīta

atīta - passed, gone by, elapsed, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ati-'

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - during the drought (in a drought, in a lack of rain)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anāvṛṣṭi

anāvṛṣṭi - drought, absence of rain

Derived from 'a-' (negation) + 'āvṛṣṭi' (rainfall)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āvṛṣṭi)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āvṛṣṭi – rainfall, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā-' + root 'vṛṣ'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ṛṣi' (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Compound of 'anya' (other) + 'anya' (other)

Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

परिपप्रच्छुः (paripapracchuḥ) - they questioned, they asked around

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Liṭ) of prach

Perfect (Liṭ) 3rd plural

Intensive reduplication 'pa-prach', with prefix 'pari-'

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

स्वाध्यायकारणात् (svādhyāyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of the study of sacred texts (because of self-study, for the sake of sacred study)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svādhyāyakāraṇa

svādhyāyakāraṇa - reason for self-study, cause of sacred study

Compound of 'svādhyāya' (self-study, sacred study) and 'kāraṇa' (cause, reason)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+kāraṇa)

• svādhyāya – self-study, study of sacred texts, recitation of the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sva' (self) + 'adhyāya' (reading, study)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix 'ana'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)