महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-193, verse-17

एतेषामभ्युपायानां यस्ते निर्दोषवान्मतः ।
तस्य प्रयोगमातिष्ठ पुरा कालोऽतिवर्तते ॥१७॥

17. eteṣāmabhyupāyānāṁ yaste nirdoṣavānmataḥ ,
tasya prayogamātiṣṭha purā kālo'tivartate.

17. eteṣām abhyupāyānām yaḥ te nirdoṣavān mataḥ
tasya prayogam ātiṣṭha purā kālaḥ ativartate

17. Among these strategies, whichever you consider flawless, implement it before time runs out.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• अभ्युपायानाम् (abhyupāyānām) - of means, of strategies, of approaches

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• ते (te) - by you (as the agent of 'considered') (by you, to you, of you)

• निर्दोषवान् (nirdoṣavān) - faultless, blameless, perfect

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, esteemed, opinion

• तस्य (tasya) - its, of that

• प्रयोगम् (prayogam) - application, use, method

• आतिष्ठ (ātiṣṭha) - employ, resort to, undertake, perform

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, previously

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, season

• अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - passes by, exceeds, elapses

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, that

अभ्युपायानाम् (abhyupāyānām) - of means, of strategies, of approaches

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhyupāya

abhyupāya - means, expedient, device, strategy, approach

From root i (to go) with prefixes abhi and upa.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+upāya)

• abhi – to, towards, over, against
  indeclinable
• upāya – means, method, resource, expedient
  noun (masculine)
  From root i (to go) with prefix upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

ते (te) - by you (as the agent of 'considered') (by you, to you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Used here in the sense of 'by you' (agent with past passive participle)

निर्दोषवान् (nirdoṣavān) - faultless, blameless, perfect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdoṣavat

nirdoṣavat - faultless, blameless, stainless

Compound of nir (without) + doṣa (fault) + vat (possessive suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+doṣa+vat)

• nir – out, without, away from
  indeclinable
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, error
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• vat – possessing, like, similar to
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, esteemed, opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, opinion, belief

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रयोगम् (prayogam) - application, use, method

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayoga

prayoga - application, use, employment, method, drama

From root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

आतिष्ठ (ātiṣṭha) - employ, resort to, undertake, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ātiṣṭha

Imperative 2nd Singular

Root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā; imperative mood, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, season

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny

अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - passes by, exceeds, elapses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ativartate

Present Indicative 3rd Singular

Root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix ati; middle voice, present tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)