महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-23, verse-27

भीष्म उवाच ।
काल्यमर्थं निषेवेत ततो धर्ममनन्तरम् ।
पश्चात्कामं निषेवेत न च गच्छेत्प्रसङ्गिताम् ॥२७॥

27. bhīṣma uvāca ,
kālyamarthaṁ niṣeveta tato dharmamanantaram ,
paścātkāmaṁ niṣeveta na ca gacchetprasaṅgitām.

27. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | kālyam artham niṣeveta tataḥ dharmam
anantaram | paścāt kāmam niṣeveta na ca gacchet prasaṅgitām

27. kālyam artham niṣeveta tataḥ
anantaram dharmam niṣeveta paścāt
kāmam niṣeveta ca prasaṅgitām
na gacchet (iti bhīṣmaḥ uvāca)

27. Bhishma said: "One should attend to material wealth in due time, then immediately thereafter [attend to] natural law (dharma). Afterwards, one should attend to desire, but should not become overly attached."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The character Bhishma (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bhishma said (said, spoke)

• काल्यम् (kālyam) - in due time, seasonable (timely, proper for the time, early)

• अर्थम् (artham) - material wealth, worldly pursuits (purpose, meaning, wealth, material gain)

• निषेवेत (niṣeveta) - one should pursue, attend to (one should resort to, attend to, serve, cultivate)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from that, therefore)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteous conduct (as an object of pursuit) (righteousness, duty, law, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately thereafter (immediately after, next, without interval)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards (afterwards, behind, later)

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, gratification of desires (desire, wish, pleasure)

• निषेवेत (niṣeveta) - one should pursue, attend to (one should resort to, attend to, serve, cultivate)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and, but (and, also)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should reach, fall into (one should go, attain, reach)

• प्रसङ्गिताम् (prasaṅgitām) - excessive attachment, indulgence (attachment, excessive devotion to, addiction)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The character Bhishma (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma; terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - Bhishma said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac' (2nd conj.) - perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

काल्यम् (kālyam) - in due time, seasonable (timely, proper for the time, early)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālya

kālya - timely, seasonable, early

from kāla (time)

Note: Adjective modifying 'artham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - material wealth, worldly pursuits (purpose, meaning, wealth, material gain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object

Note: Object of 'niṣeveta'.

निषेवेत (niṣeveta) - one should pursue, attend to (one should resort to, attend to, serve, cultivate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sev

optative middle

root 'sev' (1st conj.) with prefix 'ni-' - optative 3rd person singular middle

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Expresses a recommendation or duty.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of sequence.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteous conduct (as an object of pursuit) (righteousness, duty, law, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, justice, virtue, natural law, intrinsic nature

from root dhṛ- to uphold

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'niṣeveta'.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately thereafter (immediately after, next, without interval)

(indeclinable)

compound of 'an' (not) and 'antara' (interval)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+antara)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• antara – interior, interval, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards (afterwards, behind, later)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, gratification of desires (desire, wish, pleasure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, gratification

from root kam- to desire

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'niṣeveta'.

निषेवेत (niṣeveta) - one should pursue, attend to (one should resort to, attend to, serve, cultivate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sev

optative middle

root 'sev' (1st conj.) with prefix 'ni-' - optative 3rd person singular middle

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Expresses a recommendation or duty.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

च (ca) - and, but (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should reach, fall into (one should go, attain, reach)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

optative active

root 'gam' (1st conj.) - optative 3rd person singular active

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses prohibition.

प्रसङ्गिताम् (prasaṅgitām) - excessive attachment, indulgence (attachment, excessive devotion to, addiction)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prasaṅgitā

prasaṅgitā - attachment, addiction, excessive devotion

derived from prasaṅgin (attached, devoted)

Note: Object of 'gacchet'.