महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-89

अकाले कृत्यमारब्धं कर्तुं नार्थाय कल्पते ।
तदेव काल आरब्धं महतेऽर्थाय कल्पते ॥८९॥

89. akāle kṛtyamārabdhaṁ kartuṁ nārthāya kalpate ,
tadeva kāla ārabdhaṁ mahate'rthāya kalpate.

89. akāle kṛtyam ārabdham kartum na arthāya kalpate
tat eva kāle ārabdham mahate arthāya kalpate

89. kṛtyam akāle ārabdham kartum arthāya na kalpate
tat eva kāle ārabdham mahate arthāya kalpate

89. A task begun at an unsuitable time does not lead to any benefit. However, that very same task, when started at the appropriate time, leads to great benefit.

Words meanings summery:

• अकाले (akāle) - at an unsuitable time, at the wrong time

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - a task, a duty, that which is to be done

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - begun, started, undertaken

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, in order to do

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for any benefit or purpose (for the sake of benefit, for the purpose of wealth, for meaning)

• कल्पते (kalpate) - leads to, results in (is able, is capable, leads to, becomes, is suitable)

• तत् (tat) - that same (task) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - very (same) (only, just, indeed, very)

• काले (kāle) - at the appropriate time (at the time, at the right time)

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - begun, started, undertaken

• महते (mahate) - for great (benefit) (for great, for important)

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for great benefit or purpose (for the sake of benefit, for the purpose of wealth, for meaning)

• कल्पते (kalpate) - leads to, results in (is able, is capable, leads to, becomes, is suitable)

Words meanings and morphology

अकाले (akāle) - at an unsuitable time, at the wrong time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of akāla

akāla - wrong time, unsuitable time, unseasonable time

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kāla' (time).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kāla)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāla – time, season, opportunity
  noun (masculine)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - a task, a duty, that which is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - task, duty, action, that which is to be done

Gerundive

Formed from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-tya`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a noun here.

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - begun, started, undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, started, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `rabh` (to take, to begin) with prefix `ā` and suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kṛtyam`.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, in order to do

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-tum`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often indicates purpose, here qualifying `kalpate`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for any benefit or purpose (for the sake of benefit, for the purpose of wealth, for meaning)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, benefit

Note: Used with `kalpate` meaning 'leads to X'.

कल्पते (kalpate) - leads to, results in (is able, is capable, leads to, becomes, is suitable)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. From root `kḷp`.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: The meaning 'leads to' often takes a dative case for the result.

तत् (tat) - that same (task) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - very (same) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

काले (kāle) - at the appropriate time (at the time, at the right time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, suitable time, opportunity

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - begun, started, undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, started, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `rabh` (to take, to begin) with prefix `ā` and suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied `kṛtyam` or `tat`.

महते (mahate) - for great (benefit) (for great, for important)

(adjective)

Dative, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble

Derived from root `mah` (to grow).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `arthāya`.

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for great benefit or purpose (for the sake of benefit, for the purpose of wealth, for meaning)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, benefit

Note: Used with `kalpate` meaning 'leads to X'.

कल्पते (kalpate) - leads to, results in (is able, is capable, leads to, becomes, is suitable)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. From root `kḷp`.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: The meaning 'leads to' often takes a dative case for the result.