महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-19

संशयात्मा स कामात्मा चलचित्तोऽल्पचेतनः ।
अप्राज्ञो न तरत्येव यो ह्यास्ते न स गच्छति ॥१९॥

19. saṁśayātmā sa kāmātmā calacitto'lpacetanaḥ ,
aprājño na taratyeva yo hyāste na sa gacchati.

19. saṃśayātmā saḥ kāmātmā calacittaḥ alpacetanaḥ |
aprājñaḥ na tarati eva yaḥ hi āste na saḥ gacchati

19. saḥ saṃśayātmā kāmātmā calacittaḥ alpacetanaḥ
aprājñaḥ eva na tarati yaḥ hi āste saḥ na gacchati

19. He who is doubtful by nature (ātman), he who is driven by desires, he whose mind is unsteady, and he who possesses little understanding (cetanā) – such an unwise person (aprājña) truly never overcomes. Indeed, he who merely stays put does not progress.

Words meanings summery:

• संशयात्मा (saṁśayātmā) - one whose nature is doubt, doubtful by nature

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - one whose nature is desire, driven by desire

• चलचित्तः (calacittaḥ) - fickle-minded, unsteady mind

• अल्पचेतनः (alpacetanaḥ) - with little consciousness/understanding, unintelligent

• अप्राज्ञः (aprājñaḥ) - the unwise, the ignorant

• न (na) - not

• तरति (tarati) - he crosses over, he overcomes

• एव (eva) - truly, never (with na) (indeed, certainly, only)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• आस्ते (āste) - he merely stays put (he sits, he remains)

• न (na) - not

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes, he moves, he progresses

Words meanings and morphology

संशयात्मा (saṁśayātmā) - one whose nature is doubt, doubtful by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśayātman

saṁśayātman - doubtful-souled, having a doubting mind, vacillating

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśaya+ātman)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - one whose nature is desire, driven by desire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmātman

kāmātman - desirous, passionate, devoted to pleasure, one whose nature is desire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, longing, love
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

चलचित्तः (calacittaḥ) - fickle-minded, unsteady mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of calacitta

calacitta - fickle-minded, unsteady-minded, having an agitated mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cala+citta)

• cala – moving, unsteady, fickle, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)

अल्पचेतनः (alpacetanaḥ) - with little consciousness/understanding, unintelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpacetana

alpacetana - having little intelligence, foolish, unintelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+cetana)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• cetana – consciousness, intellect, understanding, sentient being
  noun (neuter)

अप्राज्ञः (aprājñaḥ) - the unwise, the ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprājña

aprājña - unwise, ignorant, foolish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+prājña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तरति (tarati) - he crosses over, he overcomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṝ

Root: tṝ (class 1)

एव (eva) - truly, never (with na) (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - he merely stays put (he sits, he remains)

(verb)

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

Root: ās (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes, he moves, he progresses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)