महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-135, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्रैव चेदमव्यग्रः शृण्वाख्यानमनुत्तमम् ।
दीर्घसूत्रं समाश्रित्य कार्याकार्यविनिश्चये ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atraiva cedamavyagraḥ śṛṇvākhyānamanuttamam ,
dīrghasūtraṁ samāśritya kāryākāryaviniścaye.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra eva ca idam avyagraḥ śṛṇu ākhyānam
anuttamam dīrghasūtram samāśritya kārya-akārya-viniścaye

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra eva avyagraḥ ca idam anuttamam ākhyānam
dīrghasūtram samāśritya kārya-akārya-viniścaye śṛṇu

1. Bhīṣma said: Here, with an attentive mind, listen to this excellent narrative concerning Dīrghasūtra (the 'Long-Thinker'), which is about making decisions on what should and should not be done.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

• अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - attentive, undisturbed, not distracted

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, tale

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent, peerless, unsurpassed

• दीर्घसूत्रम् (dīrghasūtram) - Dīrghasūtra (proper name of a fish, referring to the character) (long-thinker, long-planner, procrastinator)

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having relied upon, resorting to, taking refuge in

• कार्य-अकार्य-विनिश्चये (kārya-akārya-viniścaye) - in the determination of what should and should not be done

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to mean "and also" or "even".

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

From the demonstrative pronoun 'idam'.

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - attentive, undisturbed, not distracted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, attentive, not distracted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyagra – distracted, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ag

Note: Refers to the listener (implied 2nd person).

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, tale

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale

Derived from ā-khyā (to tell).

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent, peerless, unsurpassed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - excellent, peerless, unsurpassed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, foremost
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with ākhyānam.

दीर्घसूत्रम् (dīrghasūtram) - Dīrghasūtra (proper name of a fish, referring to the character) (long-thinker, long-planner, procrastinator)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra

dīrghasūtra - long-string, long-plan, procrastinator, one who takes a long time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+sūtra)

• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (masculine)
• sūtra – thread, string, rule, plan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of samāśritya.

समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having relied upon, resorting to, taking refuge in

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from sam-ā-śrī + lyaP.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śrī (class 1)

कार्य-अकार्य-विनिश्चये (kārya-akārya-viniścaye) - in the determination of what should and should not be done

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kārya-akārya-viniścaya

kārya-akārya-viniścaya - determination of what should and should not be done

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāryākārya+viniścaya)

• kārya – to be done, proper action
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  Gerundive of kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akārya – not to be done, improper action
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  Gerundive of kṛ with negation.
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• viniścaya – determination, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-ni-ci (to determine).
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Refers to the context or sphere of determination.