महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-30, verse-27

स विचिन्त्य चिरं कालमलर्को द्विजसत्तम ।
नाध्यगच्छत्परं श्रेयो योगान्मतिमतां वरः ॥२७॥

27. sa vicintya ciraṁ kālamalarko dvijasattama ,
nādhyagacchatparaṁ śreyo yogānmatimatāṁ varaḥ.

27. sa vicintya ciram kālam alarkaḥ dvijasattama | na
adhyagacchat param śreyaḥ yogāt matimatām varaḥ

27. dvijasattama saḥ matimatām varaḥ alarkaḥ ciram kālam vicintya,
yogāt param śreyaḥ na adhyagacchat

27. O best among the twice-born (dvijas), having pondered for a long time, Alarka, the foremost among the intelligent, did not attain the supreme well-being (śreyas) through (yoga).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Alarka) (he, that)

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having pondered (having thought, having pondered)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

• कालम् (kālam) - time (time, duration)

• अलर्कः (alarkaḥ) - King Alarka (Alarka (proper noun))

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (dvijas) (O best among the twice-born)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - he attained (he attained, he went over)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme well-being (śreyas) (welfare, good, best)

• योगात् (yogāt) - through (yoga) (from yoga, through yoga)

• मतिमताम् (matimatām) - among the intelligent (of the intelligent, among the wise)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost (best, excellent, boon)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Alarka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Alarka.

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having pondered (having thought, having pondered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from √cit with prefix vi, or treated as Dhatupatha root cint (10th class)

Prefix: vi

Root: cit (class 10)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cira

cira - long (of time), lasting

Note: Adverbial usage, agreeing with 'kālam'.

कालम् (kālam) - time (time, duration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period

Note: Adverbial accusative, "for a long time".

अलर्कः (alarkaḥ) - King Alarka (Alarka (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alarka

alarka - name of a king

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (dvijas) (O best among the twice-born)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born

Compound: dvija (twice-born) + sattama (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Addresses the listener.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - he attained (he attained, he went over)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of adhigam

Imperfect active third singular

from √gam with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, highest, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme well-being (śreyas) (welfare, good, best)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, welfare, good

comparative/superlative of śrī, used as a neuter noun

योगात् (yogāt) - through (yoga) (from yoga, through yoga)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, discipline, method, spiritual practice

from √yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates means or origin.

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - among the intelligent (of the intelligent, among the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise

possessive suffix -mat

Note: Used in the sense of "among the intelligent".

वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost (best, excellent, boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chooseable, boon

from √vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Alarka.