महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-189

यथा शून्ये पुरागारे भिक्षुरेकां निशां वसेत् ।
तथा हि त्वच्छरीरेऽस्मिन्निमां वत्स्यामि शर्वरीम् ॥१८९॥

189. yathā śūnye purāgāre bhikṣurekāṁ niśāṁ vaset ,
tathā hi tvaccharīre'sminnimāṁ vatsyāmi śarvarīm.

189. yathā śūnye purāgāre bhikṣuḥ ekām niśām vaset
tathā hi tvat-śarīre asmin imām vatsyāmi śarvarīm

189. yathā bhikṣuḥ śūnye purāgāre ekām niśām vaset tathā
hi aham asmin tvat-śarīre imām śarvarīm vatsyāmi

189. Just as a mendicant might dwell for one night in an empty, old house, so indeed shall I dwell this night in this body of yours.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty, in a void

• पुरागारे (purāgāre) - in an old house, in an ancient dwelling

• भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - a mendicant, a renunciant

• एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, may dwell, would dwell

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• त्वत्-शरीरे (tvat-śarīre) - in your body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I shall dwell

• शर्वरीम् (śarvarīm) - night

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in an empty, in a void

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, absent, zero

From root 'śū' (to swell, to be empty) + suffix '-nya'.

Root: śū

पुरागारे (purāgāre) - in an old house, in an ancient dwelling

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purāgāra

purāgāra - old house, ancient dwelling

Compound of 'purā' (old, ancient) and 'āgāra' (house).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (purā+āgāra)

• purā – formerly, anciently, old
  indeclinable
• āgāra – house, dwelling, apartment
  noun (neuter)

भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - a mendicant, a renunciant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣu

bhikṣu - mendicant, beggar, renunciant, monk

From root 'bhikṣ' (to beg) + suffix '-u'.

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, alone

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, may dwell, would dwell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

त्वत्-शरीरे (tvat-śarīre) - in your body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tvat-śarīra

tvat-śarīra - your body

Compound of 'tvat' (your) and 'śarīra' (body).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tvad+śarīra)

• tvad – you, your
  pronoun
  Second person singular pronoun stem.
• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I shall dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

शर्वरीम् (śarvarīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śarvarī

śarvarī - night