महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-45

तृणच्छन्नानि वेश्मानि पङ्केनापि प्रलेपयेत् ।
निर्हरेच्च तृणं मासे चैत्रे वह्निभयात्पुरः ॥४५॥

45. tṛṇacchannāni veśmāni paṅkenāpi pralepayet ,
nirharecca tṛṇaṁ māse caitre vahnibhayātpuraḥ.

45. tṛṇacchannāni veśmāni paṅkena api pralepayet |
nirharet ca tṛṇaṃ māse caitre vahni-bhayāt puraḥ

45. (saḥ) tṛṇacchannāni veśmāni api paṅkena pralepayet
ca caitre māse vahni-bhayāt puraḥ tṛṇaṃ nirharet

45. He should also plaster with mud those houses that are covered with grass. And he should remove the grass in the month of Chaitra before the danger of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तृणच्छन्नानि (tṛṇacchannāni) - roofed/thatched with grass (covered with grass)

• वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, dwellings, buildings

• पङ्केन (paṅkena) - with mud, with dirt, with mire

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• प्रलेपयेत् (pralepayet) - should plaster (should plaster, should anoint, should smear)

• निर्हरेत् (nirharet) - should remove, should carry out, should take away

• च (ca) - and, also

• तृणं (tṛṇaṁ) - grass, straw

• मासे (māse) - in the month

• चैत्रे (caitre) - in the month of Chaitra (in Chaitra (name of a month))

• वह्नि-भयात् (vahni-bhayāt) - from the fear of fire, due to fire danger

• पुरः (puraḥ) - before (in time) (before, in front of, formerly)

Words meanings and morphology

तृणच्छन्नानि (tṛṇacchannāni) - roofed/thatched with grass (covered with grass)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tṛṇacchanna

tṛṇacchanna - covered with grass, thatched with grass

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+channa)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• channa – covered, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root √chad 'to cover'
  Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `veśmāni`.

वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, dwellings, buildings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode, building

Note: Object of `pralepayet`.

पङ्केन (paṅkena) - with mud, with dirt, with mire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paṅka

paṅka - mud, mire, dirt, clay

Note: Instrument of `pralepayet`.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रलेपयेत् (pralepayet) - should plaster (should plaster, should anoint, should smear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of lip

causative

root √lip (6P) with prefix pra in causative stem (lepay-)

Prefix: pra

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Subject is implied (king/ruler).

निर्हरेत् (nirharet) - should remove, should carry out, should take away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of hṛ

root √hṛ (1P) with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (king/ruler).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तृणं (tṛṇaṁ) - grass, straw

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, straw, herb

Note: Object of `nirharet`.

मासे (māse) - in the month

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month, moon

चैत्रे (caitre) - in the month of Chaitra (in Chaitra (name of a month))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of caitra

caitra - relating to the Cītrā nakṣatra; the month Chaitra (March-April)

Note: Qualifies `māse`.

वह्नि-भयात् (vahni-bhayāt) - from the fear of fire, due to fire danger

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vahni-bhaya

vahni-bhaya - fear of fire, danger of fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (vahni+bhaya)

• vahni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, danger
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the reason for removal.

पुरः (puraḥ) - before (in time) (before, in front of, formerly)

(indeclinable)