महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-10

स्मृत्वा कालपरीमाणं प्रवृत्तिं ये समास्थिताः ।
दोषः कालपरीमाणे महानेष क्रियावताम् ॥१०॥

10. smṛtvā kālaparīmāṇaṁ pravṛttiṁ ye samāsthitāḥ ,
doṣaḥ kālaparīmāṇe mahāneṣa kriyāvatām.

10. smṛtvā kālaparīmāṇam pravṛttim ye samāsthitāḥ
doṣaḥ kālaparīmāṇe mahān eṣaḥ kriyāvatām

10. ye kālaparīmāṇam smṛtvā pravṛttim samāsthitāḥ
eṣaḥ mahān doṣaḥ kālaparīmāṇe kriyāvatām

10. Those who, remembering the limit of time, are established in worldly activities (pravṛtti)—this is a great fault in the calculation of time for active individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, having recollected, having thought of

• कालपरीमाणम् (kālaparīmāṇam) - the finite limit or duration of time (measure of time, duration of time, limit of time)

• प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - engagement in worldly affairs (activity, engagement, worldly pursuits, manifestation)

• ये (ye) - those who (referring to active individuals) (who, those who)

• समास्थिताः (samāsthitāḥ) - are established in / engage in (activities) (resorted to, engaged in, devoted to, adopted)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, defect, error, sin

• कालपरीमाणे (kālaparīmāṇe) - concerning the finite measure of time (in the measure of time, in the duration of time, with regard to the calculation of time)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (fault) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of individuals who are engaged in activity (of those who are active, of active persons, of doers)

Words meanings and morphology

स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, having recollected, having thought of

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √smṛ (to remember) with suffix ktvā.

Root: √smṛ (class 1)

कालपरीमाणम् (kālaparīmāṇam) - the finite limit or duration of time (measure of time, duration of time, limit of time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālaparīmāṇa

kālaparīmāṇa - measure of time, duration of time

From kāla (time) + parīmāṇa (measure, limit).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāla+parīmāṇa)

• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
• parīmāṇa – measure, extent, limit, dimension
  noun (neuter)
  From pari (prefix) + √mā (to measure).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: √mā (class 2)

Note: Object of smṛtvā.

प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - engagement in worldly affairs (activity, engagement, worldly pursuits, manifestation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, engagement, worldly pursuits, manifestation, origination

From pra (prefix) + √vṛt (to turn, exist).

Prefix: pra

Root: √vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of samāsthitāḥ.

ये (ye) - those who (referring to active individuals) (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of samāsthitāḥ.

समास्थिताः (samāsthitāḥ) - are established in / engage in (activities) (resorted to, engaged in, devoted to, adopted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāsthita

samāsthita - resorted to, engaged in, devoted to, adopted, standing together

Past Passive Participle

From sam (prefix) + ā (prefix) + √sthā (to stand, be fixed, resort to).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (sam+ā+sthita)

• sam – together, completely, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• ā – towards, near, completely
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• sthita – stood, standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sthā (to stand).
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for ye.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, defect, error, sin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, sin, vice

From √duṣ (to be bad, faulty).

Root: √duṣ (class 4)

कालपरीमाणे (kālaparīmāṇe) - concerning the finite measure of time (in the measure of time, in the duration of time, with regard to the calculation of time)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kālaparīmāṇa

kālaparīmāṇa - measure of time, duration of time

From kāla (time) + parīmāṇa (measure, limit).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāla+parīmāṇa)

• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
• parīmāṇa – measure, extent, limit, dimension
  noun (neuter)
  From pari (prefix) + √mā (to measure).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: √mā (class 2)

Note: Specifies where the fault lies.

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Strong stem of the root √mah (to be great).

Root: √mah (class 1)

Note: The n is retained before a vowel, in sandhi with eṣaḥ.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (fault) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Masculine nominative singular.

क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of individuals who are engaged in activity (of those who are active, of active persons, of doers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kriyāvat

kriyāvat - active, performing actions, having action

From kriyā (action, activity) + possessive suffix mat/vat.

Note: Genitive case expressing belonging or relation.