महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-304, verse-11

निशायाः प्रथमे यामे चोदना द्वादश स्मृताः ।
मध्ये सुप्त्वा परे यामे द्वादशैव तु चोदनाः ॥११॥

11. niśāyāḥ prathame yāme codanā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ ,
madhye suptvā pare yāme dvādaśaiva tu codanāḥ.

11. niśāyāḥ prathame yāme codanāḥ dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
madhye suptvā pare yāme dvādaśa eva tu codanāḥ

11. niśāyāḥ prathame yāme dvādaśa codanāḥ smṛtāḥ
madhye suptvā pare yāme tu dvādaśa eva codanāḥ

11. Twelve instructions (codanā) are prescribed for the first watch (yāma) of the night. Then, having slept in the interim, there are indeed twelve more instructions (codanā) in the subsequent watch (yāma).

Words meanings summery:

• निशायाः (niśāyāḥ) - of the night, from the night

• प्रथमे (prathame) - in the first, on the first

• यामे (yāme) - in the watch, in the quarter (of the night)

• चोदनाः (codanāḥ) - instructions, injunctions, impulses, incitations

• द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are prescribed, are enjoined

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the midst, in the interim

• सुप्त्वा (suptvā) - having slept

• परे (pare) - in the subsequent, in the other, in the latter

• यामे (yāme) - in the watch, in the quarter (of the night)

• द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• चोदनाः (codanāḥ) - instructions, injunctions, impulses, incitations

Words meanings and morphology

निशायाः (niśāyāḥ) - of the night, from the night

(noun)

feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

प्रथमे (prathame) - in the first, on the first

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost

यामे (yāme) - in the watch, in the quarter (of the night)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāma

yāma - watch (of the night, usually 3 hours), period

चोदनाः (codanāḥ) - instructions, injunctions, impulses, incitations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of codanā

codanā - instruction, injunction, impulse, incitation

Root: cud (class 10)

द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

(adjective)

plural of dvādaśa

dvādaśa - twelve

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are prescribed, are enjoined

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, prescribed, enjoined

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the midst, in the interim

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

सुप्त्वा (suptvā) - having slept

(indeclinable)

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating completion of action

परे (pare) - in the subsequent, in the other, in the latter

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, later, supreme

यामे (yāme) - in the watch, in the quarter (of the night)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāma

yāma - watch (of the night, usually 3 hours), period

द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

(adjective)

plural of dvādaśa

dvādaśa - twelve

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

चोदनाः (codanāḥ) - instructions, injunctions, impulses, incitations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of codanā

codanā - instruction, injunction, impulse, incitation

Root: cud (class 10)