महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-130, verse-2

देशेषु च विचित्रेषु फलवत्सु समाहिताः ।
मूलवत्सु च देशेषु वसन्ति नियतव्रताः ॥२॥

2. deśeṣu ca vicitreṣu phalavatsu samāhitāḥ ,
mūlavatsu ca deśeṣu vasanti niyatavratāḥ.

2. deśeṣu ca vicitreṣu phalavatsu samāhitāḥ
mūlavatsu ca deśeṣu vasanti niyatavratāḥ

2. niyatavratāḥ samāhitāḥ vasanti vicitreṣu
phalavatsu deśeṣu ca mūlavatsu deśeṣu

2. And in varied lands, fruitful and rich in roots, those of fixed vows dwell there, settled in these places.

Words meanings summery:

• देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in lands, in places, in regions

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• विचित्रेषु (vicitreṣu) - in varied, wonderful, beautiful, diverse

• फलवत्सु (phalavatsu) - in fruitful, bearing fruit

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - those who are settled or dwelling (composed, concentrated, settled, dwelling)

• मूलवत्सु (mūlavatsu) - in places rich in roots/vegetables

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in lands, in places, in regions

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell, they live

• नियतव्रताः (niyatavratāḥ) - those of fixed vows/observances

Words meanings and morphology

देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in lands, in places, in regions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, land

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

विचित्रेषु (vicitreṣu) - in varied, wonderful, beautiful, diverse

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - varied, diverse, wonderful, beautiful, strange

Prefix: vi

Root: citr (class 10)

Note: Adjective agreeing with deśeṣu.

फलवत्सु (phalavatsu) - in fruitful, bearing fruit

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of phalavat

phalavat - fruitful, productive, bearing fruit; having results

Suffix -vat indicating possession, from phala (fruit)

Note: Adjective agreeing with deśeṣu.

समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - those who are settled or dwelling (composed, concentrated, settled, dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, attentive; placed, settled, established

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-dhā (to fix, to concentrate, to place)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used here as a substantive, referring to the people.

मूलवत्सु (mūlavatsu) - in places rich in roots/vegetables

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of mūlavat

mūlavat - having roots, rich in roots; having origin

Suffix -vat indicating possession, from mūla (root)

Note: Adjective agreeing with deśeṣu.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in lands, in places, in regions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, land

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell, they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Present Active

Present 3rd person plural, active voice of root vas

Root: vas (class 1)

नियतव्रताः (niyatavratāḥ) - those of fixed vows/observances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyatavrata

niyatavrata - one whose vows are fixed, firm in vows, ascetic

Compound of niyata (fixed, firm) and vrata (vow, observance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+vrata)

• niyata – fixed, firm, restrained, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-yam (to restrain, fix)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here as a substantive, referring to the people.