महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-7, verse-3

यथा तु पुरुषो राजन्दीर्घमध्वानमास्थितः ।
क्वचित्क्वचिच्छ्रमात्स्थाता कुरुते वासमेव वा ॥३॥

3. yathā tu puruṣo rājandīrghamadhvānamāsthitaḥ ,
kvacitkvacicchramātsthātā kurute vāsameva vā.

3. yathā tu puruṣaḥ rājan dīrgham adhvānam āsthitaḥ
kvacit kvacit śramāt sthātā kurute vāsam eva vā

3. rājan yathā tu puruṣaḥ dīrgham adhvānam āsthitaḥ
kvacit kvacit śramāt sthātā vā vāsam eva kurute

3. Just as a person (puruṣa), O King, having embarked upon a long journey, occasionally, due to weariness, pauses to rest or makes a stop.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extensive

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having taken up, having undertaken, situated, stood upon

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some time, sometimes, here and there

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some time, sometimes, here and there

• श्रमात् (śramāt) - from fatigue, due to weariness

• स्थाता (sthātā) - one who stays, one who rests, a stayer

• कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he does, he performs

• वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, stay, halt, abode

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Being or cosmic person (puruṣa)

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, tall, extensive, prolonged

Note: Agrees with adhvānam.

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, course

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having taken up, having undertaken, situated, stood upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, placed, standing on, undertaken, adopted

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaḥ.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some time, sometimes, here and there

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some time, sometimes, here and there

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'here and there' or 'occasionally'.

श्रमात् (śramāt) - from fatigue, due to weariness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - fatigue, weariness, exertion, toil

स्थाता (sthātā) - one who stays, one who rests, a stayer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthātṛ

sthātṛ - one who stands, a stayer, a driver, an instigator

Agent Noun

Agent noun derived from root sthā (to stand, stay, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he does, he performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Indicative

Root verb kṛ, 8th class, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular present tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, stay, halt, abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, staying, halting

From root vas (to dwell, stay).

Root: vas (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)