महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-39

उष्णे वा यदि वा शीते रात्रौ वा यदि वा दिवा ।
आदिष्टो न विकल्पेत स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥३९॥

39. uṣṇe vā yadi vā śīte rātrau vā yadi vā divā ,
ādiṣṭo na vikalpeta sa rājavasatiṁ vaset.

39. uṣṇe vā yadi vā śīte rātrau vā yadi vā divā
ādiṣṭaḥ na vikalpeta saḥ rājavasatim vaset

39. Whether in hot weather or in cold, whether by night or by day, one who, when given an order, does not waver or hesitate—such a person should serve in the royal court.

Words meanings summery:

• उष्णे (uṣṇe) - in heat, in hot weather

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• वा (vā) - or, either

• शीते (śīte) - in cold, in cold weather

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• वा (vā) - or, either

• दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

• आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - one who is commanded (commanded, ordered, instructed)

• न (na) - not, no

• विकल्पेत (vikalpeta) - should waver, should hesitate, should make alternative choices, should question

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• राजवसतिम् (rājavasatim) - royal residence, king's service, court

• वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, should reside, should serve

Words meanings and morphology

उष्णे (uṣṇe) - in heat, in hot weather

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uṣṇa

uṣṇa - hot, warm, heat, warmth

Root: uṣ (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

शीते (śīte) - in cold, in cold weather

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śīta

śīta - cold, chill, cold season

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

(indeclinable)

आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - one who is commanded (commanded, ordered, instructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādiṣṭa

ādiṣṭa - commanded, directed, appointed, taught

Past Passive Participle

formed from root diś (to point, direct) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विकल्पेत (vikalpeta) - should waver, should hesitate, should make alternative choices, should question

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vi-kḷp

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजवसतिम् (rājavasatim) - royal residence, king's service, court

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājavasati

rājavasati - dwelling of the king, royal abode, service of the king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+vasati)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• vasati – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (feminine)
  from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, should reside, should serve

(verb)

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

Root: vas (class 1)