महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-135, verse-8

दीर्घसूत्रस्तु यस्तत्र सोऽब्रवीत्सम्यगुच्यते ।
न तु कार्या त्वरा यावदिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥८॥

8. dīrghasūtrastu yastatra so'bravītsamyagucyate ,
na tu kāryā tvarā yāvaditi me niścitā matiḥ.

8. dīrghasūtraḥ tu yaḥ tatra saḥ abravīt samyak ucyate
na tu kāryā tvarā yāvat iti me niścitā matiḥ

8. yaḥ tatra dīrghasūtraḥ tu saḥ abravīt samyak ucyate
tvarā yāvat na tu kāryā iti me matiḥ niścitā

8. But the procrastinator among them said, 'It is rightly stated: "No haste should be made just yet." This is my definite opinion.'

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - a procrastinator, a slow-worker

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely

• उच्यते (ucyate) - it is said, it is spoken

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however

• कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, ought to be done, should be done

• त्वरा (tvarā) - haste, urgency, speed

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as, for the time being

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or conclusion

• मे (me) - my, for me, to me

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, certain, firm, decided

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, opinion, intellect, conviction

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - a procrastinator, a slow-worker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra

dīrghasūtra - one who delays, procrastinator, slow-worker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+sūtra)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective (neuter)
• sūtra – thread, line, rule, aphorism
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - it is said, it is spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, ought to be done, should be done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, action, duty

Gerundive

derived from root kṛ- (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्वरा (tvarā) - haste, urgency, speed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvarā

tvarā - haste, speed, urgency

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as, for the time being

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, for me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, certain, firm, decided

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - determined, certain, firm

Past Passive Participle

derived from root ci- (to gather, perceive) with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, opinion, intellect, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, opinion, intellect, mind