महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-54

चिरमाशंसितो मात्रा चिरं गर्भेण धारितः ।
सफलं चिरकारित्वं कुरु त्वं चिरकारिक ॥५४॥

54. ciramāśaṁsito mātrā ciraṁ garbheṇa dhāritaḥ ,
saphalaṁ cirakāritvaṁ kuru tvaṁ cirakārika.

54. ciram āśaṃsitaḥ mātrā ciram garbheṇa dhāritaḥ
saphalam cirakāritvam kuru tvam cirakārika

54. cirakārika tvam mātrā ciram āśaṃsitaḥ ciram
garbheṇa dhāritaḥ saphalam cirakāritvam kuru

54. O Chirakārika, you were desired by your mother for a long time, and carried in her womb for a long time. Make your slowness in action (cirakāritva) fruitful!

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• आशंसितः (āśaṁsitaḥ) - desired (wished for, desired, hoped for)

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by your mother (by the mother)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• गर्भेण (garbheṇa) - in her womb (by the womb, in the womb)

• धारितः (dhāritaḥ) - carried (borne, carried, sustained)

• सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful (fruitful, successful, effective)

• चिरकारित्वम् (cirakāritvam) - slowness in action (cirakāritva) (slowness in action, procrastination)

• कुरु (kuru) - make (do, make, perform)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• चिरकारिक (cirakārika) - O Chirakārika (the son's name) (O slow-doer, O procrastinator)

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'āśaṃsitaḥ'.

आशंसितः (āśaṁsitaḥ) - desired (wished for, desired, hoped for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśaṃsita

āśaṁsita - wished, desired, hoped, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `ā` and root `śaṃs` (to praise, declare, wish), with `kta` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.

मात्रा (mātrā) - by your mother (by the mother)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

`ṛ`-stem noun.

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'āśaṃsitaḥ'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'dhāritaḥ'.

गर्भेण (garbheṇa) - in her womb (by the womb, in the womb)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior

`a`-stem noun.

Root: gṛbh (class 9)

Note: Instrumental case implying location ('in the womb').

धारितः (dhāritaḥ) - carried (borne, carried, sustained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārita

dhārita - borne, carried, held, kept

Past Passive Participle

From the causative stem of root `dhṛ` (to bear, hold, carry), with `kta` suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.

सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful (fruitful, successful, effective)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, effective, having results

From `sa` (with) and `phala` (fruit, result).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  prefix
  From `saha`, used in compounds to mean 'having' or 'with'.
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Predicate object with 'kuru', modifying 'cirakāritvam'.

चिरकारित्वम् (cirakāritvam) - slowness in action (cirakāritva) (slowness in action, procrastination)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cirakāritva

cirakāritva - the state of being a slow-doer, procrastination, slowness in action

Abstract noun formed from `cirakārin` (slow-doer) with the suffix `tva`.

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - make (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice, from root `kṛ` (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Pronominal base for the second person singular.

Note: Subject of 'kuru'.

चिरकारिक (cirakārika) - O Chirakārika (the son's name) (O slow-doer, O procrastinator)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of cirakārin

cirakārin - acting slowly, procrastinating; a slow-doer, a procrastinator

agent noun

From `cira` (long time) and `kārin` (doer, from root `kṛ`).

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+kārin)

• cira – long time, lasting long
  indeclinable
• kārin – doer, maker, one who acts
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with the `ṇini` suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)