महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-61, verse-8

यत्रास्तमितशायी स्यान्निरग्निरनिकेतनः ।
यथोपलब्धजीवी स्यान्मुनिर्दान्तो जितेन्द्रियः ॥८॥

8. yatrāstamitaśāyī syānniragniraniketanaḥ ,
yathopalabdhajīvī syānmunirdānto jitendriyaḥ.

8. yatra astamitaśāyī syāt niragniḥ aniketanaḥ
yathopalabdhajīvī syāt muniḥ dāntaḥ jitendriyaḥ

8. muniḥ dāntaḥ jitendriyaḥ syāt (yaḥ) niragniḥ
aniketanaḥ astamitaśāyī yathopalabdhajīvī (ca) syāt

8. An ascetic (muni) should be one who sleeps wherever dusk finds him, without a sacred fire (niragni), homeless (aniketana), living on whatever he obtains, self-controlled (dānta), and with senses conquered (jitendriya).

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

• अस्तमितशायी (astamitaśāyī) - one who sleeps where the sun has set, one who lies down wherever dusk falls

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• निरग्निः (niragniḥ) - without fire, without a sacred fire

• अनिकेतनः (aniketanaḥ) - homeless, without a dwelling

• यथोपलब्धजीवी (yathopalabdhajīvī) - one who lives on whatever is obtained

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, hermit

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, calm

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

(indeclinable)

अस्तमितशायी (astamitaśāyī) - one who sleeps where the sun has set, one who lies down wherever dusk falls

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astamitaśāyin

astamitaśāyin - one who sleeps where the sun has set, one who lies down wherever dusk falls

Compound type : tatpurusha (astamita+śāyin)

• astamita – set, gone down (as the sun), departed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to throw) or 'astam' (setting) + suffix 'ita'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• śāyin – sleeping, lying down, reposing
  adjective
  present active participle
  Derived from root 'śī' (to lie down, to sleep) with '-in' suffix.
  Root: śī (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

optative active

Root 'as', 2nd conjugation (ad-ādi), optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

निरग्निः (niragniḥ) - without fire, without a sacred fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niragni

niragni - without fire, without a sacred fire (for ritual or cooking)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+agni)

• nis – without, out, forth
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag

अनिकेतनः (aniketanaḥ) - homeless, without a dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniketana

aniketana - homeless, without a dwelling or residence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+niketana)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• niketana – house, dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kit' with prefix 'ni-'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kit (class 10)

यथोपलब्धजीवी (yathopalabdhajīvī) - one who lives on whatever is obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yathopalabdhajīvin

yathopalabdhajīvin - one who lives on whatever is obtained or found, subsisting on what is available

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yathā+upalabdha+jīvin)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• upalabdha – obtained, perceived, gained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'labh' (to obtain) with prefix 'upa-'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: labh (class 1)
• jīvin – living, existing, subsisting
  adjective
  present active participle
  Derived from root 'jīv' (to live) with '-in' suffix.
  Root: jīv (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

optative active

Root 'as', 2nd conjugation (ad-ādi), optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative, silent one

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, calm, tamed, patient

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dam' (to subdue, to control).

Root: dam (class 4)

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered his senses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, overcome, won
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense, vital power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ind