महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-49

षष्टिर्मुनिसहस्राणि शिष्यत्वं प्रतिपेदिरे ।
सारस्वतस्य विप्रर्षेर्वेदस्वाध्यायकारणात् ॥४९॥

49. ṣaṣṭirmunisahasrāṇi śiṣyatvaṁ pratipedire ,
sārasvatasya viprarṣervedasvādhyāyakāraṇāt.

49. ṣaṣṭiḥ munisahasrāṇi śiṣyatvam pratipedire
sārasvatasya viprarṣeḥ vedasvādhyāyakāraṇāt

49. vedasvādhyāyakāraṇāt ṣaṣṭiḥ munisahasrāṇi
sārasvatasya viprarṣeḥ śiṣyatvam pratipedire

49. For the sake of Vedic self-study, sixty thousand sages accepted discipleship under the Brahmin-sage Sarasvata.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty

• मुनिसहस्राणि (munisahasrāṇi) - thousands of sages, sage-thousands

• शिष्यत्वम् (śiṣyatvam) - discipleship, state of being a disciple

• प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - they obtained, they accepted, they reached

• सारस्वतस्य (sārasvatasya) - of the sage named Sarasvata (of Sarasvata)

• विप्रर्षेः (viprarṣeḥ) - of the Brahmin-sage

• वेदस्वाध्यायकारणात् (vedasvādhyāyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of Vedic self-study, due to Vedic self-recitation

Words meanings and morphology

षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty

Feminine noun meaning 'sixty'

Note: Functions as a quantifier for 'thousands of sages'.

मुनिसहस्राणि (munisahasrāṇi) - thousands of sages, sage-thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of munisahasra

munisahasra - thousands of sages, a thousand sages

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sahasra)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'thousands of sages'.

शिष्यत्वम् (śiṣyatvam) - discipleship, state of being a disciple

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiṣyatva

śiṣyatva - discipleship, state of being a disciple

Formed from 'śiṣya' (disciple) with the abstract suffix '-tva'

प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - they obtained, they accepted, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pratipad

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada

Root 'pad' with prefix 'prati', perfect (liṭ) form

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The root is 'pad' (to go, move, fall), here 'pratipad' means to obtain, accept.

सारस्वतस्य (sārasvatasya) - of the sage named Sarasvata (of Sarasvata)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sārasvata

sārasvata - relating to Sarasvatī; descendant of Sarasvatī; name of a sage

Adjective derived from Sarasvatī, here used as a proper noun for a sage

विप्रर्षेः (viprarṣeḥ) - of the Brahmin-sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - a Brahmin-sage, a Rishi who is also a Vipra

Compound noun, karmadhāraya type, meaning 'a sage who is a Brahmin'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – Brahmin, learned
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vip
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛṣ' (to go, flow), or 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix. Vedic seers
  Root: ṛṣ

Note: Qualifies Sarasvata.

वेदस्वाध्यायकारणात् (vedasvādhyāyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of Vedic self-study, due to Vedic self-recitation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vedasvādhyāyakāraṇa

vedasvādhyāyakāraṇa - cause or reason for Vedic self-study

Compound noun, ablative singular

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+svādhyāya+kāraṇa)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 6)
• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'sva' (self) and 'adhyāya' (study, reading). From root 'i' with prefixes 'adhi' and 'sva'
  Prefixes: sva+adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes the reason or purpose.