महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-14

अहोरात्रे विभजते सूर्यो मानुषलौकिके ।
रात्रिः स्वप्नाय भूतानां चेष्टायै कर्मणामहः ॥१४॥

14. ahorātre vibhajate sūryo mānuṣalaukike ,
rātriḥ svapnāya bhūtānāṁ ceṣṭāyai karmaṇāmahaḥ.

14. ahorātre vibhajate sūryaḥ mānuṣalaukike rātriḥ
svapnāya bhūtānām ceṣṭāyai karmaṇām ahaḥ

14. sūryaḥ mānuṣalaukike ahorātre vibhajate rātriḥ
bhūtānām svapnāya ahaḥ karmaṇām ceṣṭāyai

14. The sun divides the day and night in the human world. Night is for the sleep of beings, and day is for their activities and undertakings.

Words meanings summery:

• अहोरात्रे (ahorātre) - day and night

• विभजते (vibhajate) - divides, separates

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• मानुषलौकिके (mānuṣalaukike) - in the human world, pertaining to the human sphere

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

• स्वप्नाय (svapnāya) - for sleep

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• चेष्टायै (ceṣṭāyai) - for activity, for effort

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds, of undertakings (karma)

• अहः (ahaḥ) - day

Words meanings and morphology

अहोरात्रे (ahorātre) - day and night

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ahorātra

ahorātra - day and night

Compound type : dvandva (ahan+rātri)

• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

विभजते (vibhajate) - divides, separates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vibhaj

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 7)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

मानुषलौकिके (mānuṣalaukike) - in the human world, pertaining to the human sphere

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mānuṣalaukika

mānuṣalaukika - pertaining to the human world, human-worldly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānuṣa+laukika)

• mānuṣa – human, related to mankind
  adjective (masculine)
• laukika – worldly, mundane, popular
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective in locative singular, modifying an implied noun like 'loke' (in the world).

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

स्वप्नाय (svapnāya) - for sleep

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle (when adjective)

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

चेष्टायै (ceṣṭāyai) - for activity, for effort

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of ceṣṭā

ceṣṭā - activity, effort, movement, exertion

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds, of undertakings (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहः (ahaḥ) - day

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day