महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-4

आश्रमो वै वसिष्ठस्य स्थाणुतीर्थेऽभवन्महान् ।
पूर्वतः पश्चिमश्चासीद्विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः ॥४॥

4. āśramo vai vasiṣṭhasya sthāṇutīrthe'bhavanmahān ,
pūrvataḥ paścimaścāsīdviśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ.

4. āśramaḥ vai vasiṣṭhasya sthāṇutīrthe abhavat mahān
pūrvataḥ paścimaḥ ca āsīt viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ

4. Indeed, Vasiṣṭha's great hermitage (āśrama) was situated at Sthāṇutīrtha. To its east and west was the hermitage (āśrama) of the wise Viśvāmitra.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, abode, stage of life (āśrama))

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (indeed, surely, verily)

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• स्थाणुतीर्थे (sthāṇutīrthe) - at Sthāṇutīrtha, the name of a sacred bathing place (at Sthāṇutīrtha (a holy place))

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was located, existed (became, occurred, existed, was)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

• पूर्वतः (pūrvataḥ) - to the east (of Sthāṇutīrtha/Vasiṣṭha's āśrama) (from the east, to the east, in the east)

• पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - to the west (of Sthāṇutīrtha/Vasiṣṭha's āśrama) (western, to the west)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was located (was, existed)

• विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise one (Viśvāmitra) (of the intelligent, of the wise)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, abode, stage of life (āśrama))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, dwelling of ascetics, a stage of life

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven ṛṣis

स्थाणुतीर्थे (sthāṇutīrthe) - at Sthāṇutīrtha, the name of a sacred bathing place (at Sthāṇutīrtha (a holy place))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthāṇutīrtha

sthāṇutīrtha - a sacred bathing place where Sthāṇu (Śiva) performed austerities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthāṇu+tīrtha)

• sthāṇu – immovable, firm, a post, an epithet of Śiva
  noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, shrine
  noun (neuter)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was located, existed (became, occurred, existed, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: Qualifies 'āśramaḥ'.

पूर्वतः (pūrvataḥ) - to the east (of Sthāṇutīrtha/Vasiṣṭha's āśrama) (from the east, to the east, in the east)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'pūrva' (east) with suffix -tas

पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - to the west (of Sthāṇutīrtha/Vasiṣṭha's āśrama) (western, to the west)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, last, hindmost

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was located (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - name of a celebrated sage, 'friend of all'

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise one (Viśvāmitra) (of the intelligent, of the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Possessive adjective from 'dhī' (intellect)

Note: Qualifies 'Viśvāmitrasya'.