महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-23

वृद्धानां वचनं श्रुत्वा यो ह्युत्थानं प्रयोजयेत् ।
उत्थानस्य फलं सम्यक्तदा स लभतेऽचिरात् ॥२३॥

23. vṛddhānāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā yo hyutthānaṁ prayojayet ,
utthānasya phalaṁ samyaktadā sa labhate'cirāt.

23. vṛddhānām vacanam śrutvā yaḥ hi utthānam prayojayet
utthānasya phalam samyak tadā saḥ labhate acirāt

23. yaḥ hi vṛddhānām vacanam śrutvā utthānam prayojayet
saḥ tadā utthānasya phalam samyak acirāt labhate

23. The person who, having listened to the advice of the elders, applies himself to exertion, he then quickly obtains the full fruit of that exertion.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the old people

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, advice

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• उत्थानम् (utthānam) - exertion, effort, rising up, activity

• प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - he should employ, he should apply, he should cause to use

• उत्थानस्य (utthānasya) - of exertion, of effort

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, reward

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, correctly, well

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gains, he receives

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - quickly, without delay, soon

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the old people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, elder

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural masculine.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, advice

From root vac (to speak) + ana suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular neuter.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From root śru (to hear) + ktvā suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive.

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Nominative singular masculine of yad.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

उत्थानम् (utthānam) - exertion, effort, rising up, activity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utthāna

utthāna - rising up, standing up, exertion, effort, activity

From ud + sthā (to stand) + ana suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter.

प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - he should employ, he should apply, he should cause to use

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yuj

optative (causative)

Causative of yuj with pra prefix. Optative mood.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: 3rd person singular optative.

उत्थानस्य (utthānasya) - of exertion, of effort

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of utthāna

utthāna - rising up, standing up, exertion, effort, activity

From ud + sthā (to stand) + ana suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular neuter.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, advantage

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, correctly, well

(indeclinable)

From sam (with) + añc (to bend, go).

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Adverb.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + dā suffix for time.

Note: Adverb.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gains, he receives

(verb)

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

present tense

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular present middle.

अचिरात् (acirāt) - quickly, without delay, soon

(indeclinable)

From a (not) + cira (long time) + āt (ablative suffix, used adverbially).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+cira)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• cira – long (time), lasting
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverb formed with ablative suffix āt.