महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-149, verse-23

चिरं मुञ्चत बाष्पं च चिरं स्नेहेन पश्यत ।
एवंविधानि हीष्टानि दुस्त्यजानि विशेषतः ॥२३॥

23. ciraṁ muñcata bāṣpaṁ ca ciraṁ snehena paśyata ,
evaṁvidhāni hīṣṭāni dustyajāni viśeṣataḥ.

23. ciram muñcata bāṣpam ca ciram snehena paśyata
evaṃvidhāni hi iṣṭāni dustyajāni viśeṣataḥ

23. ciram bāṣpam muñcata ca ciram snehena paśyata
hi evaṃvidhāni iṣṭāni viśeṣataḥ dustyajāni

23. Shed tears for a long time, and gaze with affection for a long time. For indeed, such beloved (iṣṭāni) ones are especially difficult to abandon.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मुञ्चत (muñcata) - release, let go, shed (tears)

• बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tear, vapor

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, by love

• पश्यत (paśyata) - see, look (you plural)

• एवंविधानि (evaṁvidhāni) - of this kind, such, similar

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

• इष्टानि (iṣṭāni) - beloved ones (people) (desired, dear ones, beloved things/people, sacrifices)

• दुस्त्यजनि (dustyajani) - difficult to abandon, hard to give up

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, distinctively

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of cira (long)

मुञ्चत (muñcata) - release, let go, shed (tears)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of muc

Imperative

From √muc (to release), present stem muñca-

Root: muc (class 6)

बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tear, vapor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tear, vapor, steam

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of cira (long)

स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, by love

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, unctuousness

From √snih (to be unctuous, to be affectionate)

Root: snih (class 4)

पश्यत (paśyata) - see, look (you plural)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative

From √dṛś (to see), present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एवंविधानि (evaṁvidhāni) - of this kind, such, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of this kind, such, like this

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place, put) with vi- prefix, or from √vid (to know)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'iṣṭāni'.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle

इष्टानि (iṣṭāni) - beloved ones (people) (desired, dear ones, beloved things/people, sacrifices)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed; a sacrifice

Past Passive Participle

From √yaj (to sacrifice, worship) or √iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: functions as a substantivized adjective.

दुस्त्यजनि (dustyajani) - difficult to abandon, hard to give up

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dustyaja

dustyaja - difficult to abandon, hard to give up

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From dus- (difficult) + √tyaj (to abandon) + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+tyajya)

• dus – bad, difficult, hard, evil
  prefix
• tyajya – to be abandoned, relinquishable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From √tyaj (to abandon) + -ya (suffix)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'iṣṭāni'.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, distinctively

(indeclinable)

Formed from viśeṣa (distinction, specific) + -tas (adverbial suffix)