महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-84, verse-26

यो वा ह्यस्थिरसंकल्पो बुद्धिमानागतागमः ।
उपायज्ञोऽपि नालं स कर्म यापयितुं चिरम् ॥२६॥

26. yo vā hyasthirasaṁkalpo buddhimānāgatāgamaḥ ,
upāyajño'pi nālaṁ sa karma yāpayituṁ ciram.

26. yaḥ vā hi asthirasaṃkalpaḥ buddhimān āgatāgamaḥ
upāyajñaḥ api na alam saḥ karma yāpayitum ciram

26. hi yaḥ vā asthirasaṃkalpaḥ buddhimān āgatāgamaḥ
upāyajñaḥ api saḥ karma ciram yāpayitum na alam

26. Indeed, whoever has an unsteady resolve (saṃkalpa), even if he is intelligent and well-versed in traditional knowledge, and even if he knows the proper means, such a person is incapable of sustaining an undertaking (karma) for long.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• वा (vā) - often used with yaḥ to mean 'whoever' or simply adds emphasis (or, and, indeed)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अस्थिरसंकल्पः (asthirasaṁkalpaḥ) - one whose resolve (saṃkalpa) is unsteady/unstable

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise, possessing understanding

• आगतागमः (āgatāgamaḥ) - well-versed in traditional knowledge (one who has come to or mastered traditional knowledge/scriptures)

• उपायज्ञः (upāyajñaḥ) - knowing the means/expedients, skilled in stratagems

• अपि (api) - also, even, although

• न (na) - not, no

• अलम् (alam) - na alam = not capable (capable, sufficient, enough)

• सः (saḥ) - refers back to 'yaḥ' (whoever) (he, that (person))

• कर्म (karma) - action, work, deed (karma)

• यापयितुम् (yāpayitum) - to sustain/carry out (an action) (to cause to go on, to conduct, to carry on, to sustain, to prolong)

• चिरम् (ciram) - effectively, enduringly (in the context of carrying out action) (for a long time, long)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

वा (vā) - often used with yaḥ to mean 'whoever' or simply adds emphasis (or, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

अस्थिरसंकल्पः (asthirasaṁkalpaḥ) - one whose resolve (saṃkalpa) is unsteady/unstable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asthirasaṃkalpa

asthirasaṁkalpa - one whose resolve/determination is unsteady

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'one whose saṃkalpa (resolve) is asthira (unsteady)'. 'asthira' itself is a Nañ-tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (asthira+saṃkalpa)

• asthira – unsteady, unstable, fickle
  adjective
  Nañ-tatpurusha compound: a (not) + sthira (steady). sthira is from root sthā (to stand).
• saṃkalpa – resolve, determination, intention, mental faculty (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp (to be able, to arrange) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise, possessing understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, possessing understanding

Derived from buddhi (intellect) with possessive suffix matup.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.

आगतागमः (āgatāgamaḥ) - well-versed in traditional knowledge (one who has come to or mastered traditional knowledge/scriptures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgatāgama

āgatāgama - one to whom the Agamas (scriptures/traditions) have come, one who has mastered traditional knowledge/scriptures

Bahuvrīhi compound: āgata (come/obtained) + āgama (tradition/scripture). āgata is PPP from root gam with ā.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āgata+āgama)

• āgata – come, arrived, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āgama – coming, arrival, traditional doctrine, scripture, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) with prefix ā and suffix a.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.

उपायज्ञः (upāyajñaḥ) - knowing the means/expedients, skilled in stratagems

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāyajña

upāyajña - knowing expedients, skilled in stratagems, acquainted with means

Tatpurusha compound: upāya (means/expedient) + jña (knowing).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (upāya+jña)

• upāya – means, expedient, strategy, device
  noun (masculine)
  From root i (to go) with prefix upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)
• jña – knowing, understanding, wise
  adjective
  From root jñā (to know). Often occurs as the second member of a compound.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even, although

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - na alam = not capable (capable, sufficient, enough)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - refers back to 'yaḥ' (whoever) (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

कर्म (karma) - action, work, deed (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work (karma)

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'yāpayitum'.

यापयितुम् (yāpayitum) - to sustain/carry out (an action) (to cause to go on, to conduct, to carry on, to sustain, to prolong)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive (causative)

Formed from the causative stem of root yā (to go) with suffix tumun.

Root: yā (class 2)

चिरम् (ciram) - effectively, enduringly (in the context of carrying out action) (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of cira (long) used adverbially.