महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-32

ग्रामैकरात्रिको ग्रीष्मे वर्षास्वेकत्र वा वसेत् ।
अध्वा सूर्येण निर्दिष्टः कीटवच्च चरेन्महीम् ॥३२॥

32. grāmaikarātriko grīṣme varṣāsvekatra vā vaset ,
adhvā sūryeṇa nirdiṣṭaḥ kīṭavacca carenmahīm.

32. grāmaikarātrikaḥ grīṣme varṣāsu ekatra vā vaset
adhvā sūryeṇa nirdiṣṭaḥ kīṭavat ca caret mahīm

32. grīṣme grāmaikarātrikaḥ vaset vā varṣāsu ekatra
vaset sūryeṇa adhvā nirdiṣṭaḥ ca kīṭavat mahīm caret

32. During summer, one should stay for only one night in a village, or during the rainy season, one should reside in a single place. Their travel path should be guided by the sun, and they should wander the earth like an insect.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रामैकरात्रिकः (grāmaikarātrikaḥ) - one who stays one night in a village

• ग्रीष्मे (grīṣme) - in summer, during summer

• वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy season, during the rains

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, should stay

• अध्वा (adhvā) - path, road, journey

• सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - by the sun

• निर्दिष्टः (nirdiṣṭaḥ) - indicated (as a guide for travel) (indicated, prescribed, shown)

• कीटवत् (kīṭavat) - like an insect, like a worm

• च (ca) - and, also

• चरेत् (caret) - should wander, should move, should behave

• महीम् (mahīm) - earth, ground

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रामैकरात्रिकः (grāmaikarātrikaḥ) - one who stays one night in a village

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāmaikarātrika

grāmaikarātrika - one who stays for one night in a village

Compound: grāma (village) + eka (one) + rātrika (relating to night). Karmadhāraya or Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (grāma+eka+rātrika)

• grāma – village
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• rātrika – relating to night, nocturnal, lasting a night
  adjective (masculine)
  From rātri (night) + -ika (suffix).

ग्रीष्मे (grīṣme) - in summer, during summer

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of grīṣma

grīṣma - summer, hot season

वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy season, during the rains

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of varṣā

varṣā - rain, rainy season, year

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

(indeclinable)

From eka (one) + -tra (locative suffix).

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, should stay

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative Mood (vidhi-liṅ) of vas

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

Root vas (to dwell), optative.

Root: vas (class 1)

अध्वा (adhvā) - path, road, journey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, time

सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

निर्दिष्टः (nirdiṣṭaḥ) - indicated (as a guide for travel) (indicated, prescribed, shown)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdiṣṭa

nirdiṣṭa - pointed out, indicated, prescribed, ordered

Past Passive Participle

From root diś (to point) with upasarga nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

कीटवत् (kīṭavat) - like an insect, like a worm

(indeclinable)

From kīṭa (insect) + -vat (suffix for resemblance).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चरेत् (caret) - should wander, should move, should behave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative Mood (vidhi-liṅ) of car

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

Root car, optative.

Root: car (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land