महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-186

कार्यकालं च मन्येऽहं विधिदृष्टस्य कर्मणः ।
तद्गच्छापचितिं राजन्पितुस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥१८६॥

186. kāryakālaṁ ca manye'haṁ vidhidṛṣṭasya karmaṇaḥ ,
tadgacchāpacitiṁ rājanpitustasya mahātmanaḥ.

186. kāryakālaṃ ca manye aham vidhidṛṣṭasya karmaṇaḥ |
tat gaccha apacitiṃ rājan pituḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ

186. I consider this the opportune moment for the prescribed action. Therefore, O King, go and exact retribution for that noble father of yours.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्यकालम् (kāryakālam) - opportune moment (proper time for action, appointed time)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विधिदृष्टस्य (vidhidṛṣṭasya) - of the prescribed (action/rite) (of what is seen by law, of what is prescribed by scripture)

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action, of the deed, of the rite

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

• अपचितिम् (apacitim) - retribution, vengeance (retaliation, vengeance, reverence, worship)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (father) (of him, of that)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble

Words meanings and morphology

कार्यकालम् (kāryakālam) - opportune moment (proper time for action, appointed time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāryakāla

kāryakāla - time for an act, proper time, appointed time

Compound of kārya (to be done) and kāla (time)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+kāla)

• kārya – to be done, duty, action
  adjective
  gerundive/future passive participle
  From √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun

विधिदृष्टस्य (vidhidṛṣṭasya) - of the prescribed (action/rite) (of what is seen by law, of what is prescribed by scripture)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - prescribed by law/scripture, seen by divine ordinance

Compound of vidhi (law/rule) and dṛṣṭa (seen/prescribed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, law, ordinance, ritual
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, prescribed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'karmaṇaḥ'

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action, of the deed, of the rite

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, rite, destiny

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of pronoun

Note: Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore'

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

अपचितिम् (apacitim) - retribution, vengeance (retaliation, vengeance, reverence, worship)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apaciti

apaciti - expiation, reverence, retribution, requital, worship

action noun

From `apa` + √ci (to collect, observe)

Prefix: apa

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of 'gaccha'

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun

Root: rāj (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

तस्य (tasya) - of that (father) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun

Note: Modifies 'pituḥ' and 'mahātmanaḥ'

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, distinguished

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'pituḥ'