महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-138, verse-19

मुहूर्तमपि राजेन्द्र तिन्दुकालातवज्ज्वलेत् ।
न तुषाग्निरिवानर्चिर्धूमायेत नरश्चिरम् ॥१९॥

19. muhūrtamapi rājendra tindukālātavajjvalet ,
na tuṣāgnirivānarcirdhūmāyeta naraściram.

19. muhūrtam api rājendra tindukālātatvat jvalet
na tuṣāgniḥ iva anarciḥ dhūmāyeta naraḥ ciram

19. rājendra naraḥ muhūrtam api tindukālātatvat
jvalet na tu anarciḥ tuṣāgniḥ iva ciram dhūmāyeta

19. O king of kings, one should blaze forth even for a moment like a firebrand of tinduka wood. One should not, however, merely smolder without flame like a fire of chaff for a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment, instant, short time

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O chief of kings

• तिन्दुकालातत्वत् (tindukālātatvat) - like a Tinduka firebrand

• ज्वलेत् (jvalet) - one should blaze, he should shine

• न (na) - not, no

• तुषाग्निः (tuṣāgniḥ) - fire of chaff, smoldering fire of husks

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अनर्चिः (anarciḥ) - flameless, without flame

• धूमायेत (dhūmāyeta) - one should smoke, he should smolder

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment, instant, short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a period of 48 minutes

Note: Adverbial accusative, 'for a moment'.

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O chief of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor

from rājan + indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord (also the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to a king.

तिन्दुकालातत्वत् (tindukālātatvat) - like a Tinduka firebrand

(adverb)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tinduka+ālāta)

• tinduka – a species of tree (Diospyros embryopteris), known for its hard, resinous wood that burns with bright flame
  noun (masculine)
• ālāta – firebrand, glowing charcoal
  noun (masculine)

Note: tindukālātat + vat suffix for comparison (like). tindukālāvat is the base for the suffix.

ज्वलेत् (jvalet) - one should blaze, he should shine

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of jval

optative mood

3rd person singular active

Root: jval (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

तुषाग्निः (tuṣāgniḥ) - fire of chaff, smoldering fire of husks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣāgni

tuṣāgni - fire of husks or chaff

Compound type : tatpurusha (tuṣa+agni)

• tuṣa – chaff, husk, rice-husk
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject for comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अनर्चिः (anarciḥ) - flameless, without flame

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anarcis

anarcis - flameless, without flame

from a (negation) + arcis (flame)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+arcis)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• arcis – flame, ray, light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies tuṣāgniḥ and implied naraḥ.

धूमायेत (dhūmāyeta) - one should smoke, he should smolder

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dhūmāy

optative mood (denominative)

3rd person singular active, denominative verb from dhūma (smoke)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male

Note: Subject of jvalet and dhūmāyeta.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(adverb)

Note: Adverb of duration.