महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-55

चिरायते च संतापाच्चिरं स्वपिति वारितः ।
आवयोश्चिरसंतापादवेक्ष्य चिरकारिक ॥५५॥

55. cirāyate ca saṁtāpācciraṁ svapiti vāritaḥ ,
āvayościrasaṁtāpādavekṣya cirakārika.

55. cirāyate ca saṃtāpāt ciram svapiti vāritaḥ
āvayoḥ cirasaṃtāpāt avekṣya cirakārika

55. cirakārika āvayoḥ cirasaṃtāpāt avekṣya ca
saṃtāpāt cirāyate vāritaḥ ciram svapiti

55. One procrastinates due to anguish, and being hindered, sleeps for a long time. O Cirakārika, considering the prolonged suffering endured by both of us...

Words meanings summery:

• चिरायते (cirāyate) - delays, takes a long time

• च (ca) - and, also

• संतापात् (saṁtāpāt) - due to distress, from suffering, from anguish

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps

• वारितः (vāritaḥ) - hindered, prevented, stopped

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, of both of us

• चिरसंतापात् (cirasaṁtāpāt) - from long-standing distress, due to prolonged anguish

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, having observed, considering

• चिरकारिक (cirakārika) - O Cirakārika (slow-doer)

Words meanings and morphology

चिरायते (cirāyate) - delays, takes a long time

(verb)

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

Denominative verb

Formed from the indeclinable 'cira' (long time) with the denominative suffix -ā-ya, meaning 'to act like' or 'to become', here implying 'to take a long time'.

Note: 3rd person singular present active.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संतापात् (saṁtāpāt) - due to distress, from suffering, from anguish

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃtāpa

saṁtāpa - distress, anguish, suffering, heat, torment

Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, suffer) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 1)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb here, originally neuter accusative singular.

Note: Originally neuter accusative singular of cira (adj), used adverbially.

स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps

(verb)

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

Root verb.

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular present active.

वारितः (vāritaḥ) - hindered, prevented, stopped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vārita

vārita - hindered, prevented, stopped, prohibited

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛ' (to cover, restrain, choose) with causative 'vārayati', then past passive participle.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with an implied subject (e.g., 'he' or 'one').

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, of both of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Declension of the first person pronoun.

Note: Dual genitive or locative of asmad. Context suggests genitive.

चिरसंतापात् (cirasaṁtāpāt) - from long-standing distress, due to prolonged anguish

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cirasaṃtāpa

cirasaṁtāpa - long-standing distress, prolonged anguish

Compound of 'cira' and 'saṃtāpa'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+saṃtāpa)

• cira – long, lasting
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃtāpa – distress, anguish, suffering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, suffer) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, having observed, considering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'ava' + root 'īkṣ' (to see) + suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

चिरकारिक (cirakārika) - O Cirakārika (slow-doer)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of cirakārika

cirakārika - slow-doer, procrastinator (proper name)

Compound of 'cira' (long) and 'kārin' (doer), with suffix -ka.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (cira+kārin)

• cira – long, lasting
  adjective (masculine)
• kārin – doer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)