महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-17

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवं संदर्शयित्वा तु नारदं परमेष्ठिजम् ।
उवाच वचनं भूयो गच्छ नारद माचिरम् ॥१७॥

17. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evaṁ saṁdarśayitvā tu nāradaṁ parameṣṭhijam ,
uvāca vacanaṁ bhūyo gaccha nārada māciram.

17. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam saṃdarśayitvā tu nāradam
parameṣṭhijam uvāca vacanam bhūyaḥ gaccha nārada mā ciram

17. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam tu parameṣṭhijam nāradam
saṃdarśayitvā bhūyaḥ vacanam uvāca nārada mā ciram gaccha

17. Bhīṣma said: Having thus revealed himself to Nārada, the son of Brahmā, he spoke these words again: 'Go, Nārada, do not delay.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The venerable Bhīṣma (Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• संदर्शयित्वा (saṁdarśayitvā) - having revealed himself (having shown, having displayed, having revealed)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however (particle)

• नारदम् (nāradam) - the sage Nārada (Nārada)

• परमेष्ठिजम् (parameṣṭhijam) - the son of Brahmā (born from Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, utterance)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go (imperative)

• नारद (nārada) - O sage Nārada (vocative) (O Nārada)

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (i.e., do not delay) (for long, for a long time)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The venerable Bhīṣma (Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a name); terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

from √vac, 3rd singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संदर्शयित्वा (saṁdarśayitvā) - having revealed himself (having shown, having displayed, having revealed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from the causative of √dṛś with sam- prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often a mere particle implying continuation or slight contrast.

नारदम् (nāradam) - the sage Nārada (Nārada)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada, a divine sage and messenger

Note: Object of 'saṃdarśayitvā'.

परमेष्ठिजम् (parameṣṭhijam) - the son of Brahmā (born from Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhija

parameṣṭhija - born of Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā)

Compound formed from parameṣṭhin (Brahmā) and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parameṣṭhin+ja)

• parameṣṭhin – Brahmā (the creator god), the supreme being
  proper noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'nāradam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

from √vac, 3rd singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, speech

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of gam

imperative active

from √gam, 2nd singular imperative active

Root: gam (class 1)

नारद (nārada) - O sage Nārada (vocative) (O Nārada)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada, a divine sage and messenger

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with imperative to express prohibition.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (i.e., do not delay) (for long, for a long time)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of 'cira'

Note: Used with mā to mean 'do not delay'.