महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-33, verse-37

ततस्ते वृक्षमूलेषु कृतवासपरिग्रहाः ।
तां रात्रिं न्यवसन्सर्वे फलमूलजलाशनाः ॥३७॥

37. tataste vṛkṣamūleṣu kṛtavāsaparigrahāḥ ,
tāṁ rātriṁ nyavasansarve phalamūlajalāśanāḥ.

37. tataḥ te vṛkṣamūleṣu kṛtavāsaparigrahāḥ tām
rātrim nyavasan sarve phalamūlajalāśanāḥ

37. tataḥ sarve te kṛtavāsaparigrahāḥ vṛkṣamūleṣu
phalamūlajalāśanāḥ tām rātrim nyavasan

37. Then, having made their dwelling arrangements at the foot of trees, all of them spent that night, subsisting on fruits, roots, and water.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, therefore, from that)

• ते (te) - the Pandavas (Yudhishthira and his brothers) (they, those)

• वृक्षमूलेषु (vṛkṣamūleṣu) - at the foot/roots of trees

• कृतवासपरिग्रहाः (kṛtavāsaparigrahāḥ) - having made arrangements for dwelling, having taken up residence

• ताम् (tām) - that (night) (that, her)

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelt, they resided

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the Pandavas) (all, every)

• फलमूलजलाशनाः (phalamūlajalāśanāḥ) - eating fruits, roots, and water; subsisting on such provisions

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the Pandavas (Yudhishthira and his brothers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the Pandavas.

वृक्षमूलेषु (vṛkṣamūleṣu) - at the foot/roots of trees

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vṛkṣamūla

vṛkṣamūla - root of a tree, foot of a tree

compound of vṛkṣa and mūla

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+mūla)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the location of their stay.

कृतवासपरिग्रहाः (kṛtavāsaparigrahāḥ) - having made arrangements for dwelling, having taken up residence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtavāsaparigraha

kṛtavāsaparigraha - one who has made dwelling arrangements

bahuvrihi compound: kṛta (done) vāsa (dwelling) parigraha (taking up, arrangement)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+vāsa+parigraha)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• parigraha – taking, possessing, assuming, arrangement
  noun (masculine)
  from pari-grah
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'te' (they).

ताम् (tām) - that (night) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Qualifies `rātrim`.

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating "during that night".

न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelt, they resided

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-vas

imperfect past tense

third person plural, active voice

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'te'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the Pandavas) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

फलमूलजलाशनाः (phalamūlajalāśanāḥ) - eating fruits, roots, and water; subsisting on such provisions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of phalamūlajalāśana

phalamūlajalāśana - eating fruits, roots, and water

compound of phala (fruit), mūla (root), jala (water), and aśana (eating)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (phala+mūla+jala+aśana)

• phala – fruit
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root
  noun (neuter)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  from root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.