महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-19, verse-31

दृष्टपूर्वां दिशं चिन्त्य यस्मिन्संनिवसेत्पुरे ।
पुरस्याभ्यन्तरे तस्य मनश्चार्यं न बाह्यतः ॥३१॥

31. dṛṣṭapūrvāṁ diśaṁ cintya yasminsaṁnivasetpure ,
purasyābhyantare tasya manaścāryaṁ na bāhyataḥ.

31. dṛṣṭapūrvām diśam cintya yasmin sannivaset pure
purasya abhyantare tasya manaḥ cāryam na bāhyataḥ

31. yasmin pure sannivaset dṛṣṭapūrvām diśam cintya
tasya purasya abhyantare manaḥ cāryam na bāhyataḥ

31. Having considered a previously seen direction, in whichever town one might dwell, one's mind should be focused within that town, not externally.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टपूर्वाम् (dṛṣṭapūrvām) - previously seen, seen before

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• चिन्त्य (cintya) - having thought, having reflected, having considered

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

• सन्निवसेत् (sannivaset) - one should dwell, one should reside

• पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

• पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city, of the town

• अभ्यन्तरे (abhyantare) - inside, within, internally

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• चार्यम् (cāryam) - to be directed, to be moved, to be practiced

• न (na) - not, no

• बाह्यतः (bāhyataḥ) - from outside, externally

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टपूर्वाम् (dṛṣṭapūrvām) - previously seen, seen before

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously observed

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'dṛś' with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – former, previous, prior, eastern
  adjective (masculine)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass

चिन्त्य (cintya) - having thought, having reflected, having considered

(indeclinable)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Absolutive / Gerund form, meaning 'having done X'.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agrees with 'pure'.

सन्निवसेत् (sannivaset) - one should dwell, one should reside

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: vas (class 1)

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city, of the town

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

अभ्यन्तरे (abhyantare) - inside, within, internally

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhyantara

abhyantara - inner, interior, inside, internal

तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

चार्यम् (cāryam) - to be directed, to be moved, to be practiced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cārya

cārya - to be moved, to be performed, to be practiced, to be directed

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Formed from the causative root 'car' with suffix 'ṇyat'.

Root: car (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बाह्यतः (bāhyataḥ) - from outside, externally

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'bāhya' (external) with the ablative suffix 'tas'.