महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-40

अनागतं च न ध्यायेन्नातीतमनुचिन्तयेत् ।
वर्तमानमुपेक्षेत कालाकाङ्क्षी समाहितः ॥४०॥

40. anāgataṁ ca na dhyāyennātītamanucintayet ,
vartamānamupekṣeta kālākāṅkṣī samāhitaḥ.

40. anāgatam ca na dhyāyet na atītam anucintayet
vartamānam upekṣeta kālākāṅkṣī samāhitaḥ

40. One should not contemplate what is yet to come, nor dwell on what has passed. Composed and awaiting the opportune moment, one should remain detached from the present.

Words meanings summery:

• अनागतम् (anāgatam) - the future (not come, future, unarrived)

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - should meditate, should contemplate

• न (na) - not, no

• अतीतम् (atītam) - the past (past, gone, elapsed)

• अनुचिन्तयेत् (anucintayet) - should think over, should reflect upon, should dwell on

• वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - the present (present, existing, current)

• उपेक्षेत (upekṣeta) - should disregard, should overlook, should remain indifferent to, should observe with detachment

• कालाकाङ्क्षी (kālākāṅkṣī) - desirous of time, awaiting the proper time, expecting the right moment

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, collected, attentive

Words meanings and morphology

अनागतम् (anāgatam) - the future (not come, future, unarrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāgata

anāgata - not come, not arrived, future, unarrived

Past Passive Participle

Negated form of 'āgata' (arrived), which is from 'ā' + root 'gam' (to go).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun, 'the future'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - should meditate, should contemplate

(verb)

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

optative

Root 'dhyā' (to meditate), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: The root is 'dhyāi' or 'dhyā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अतीतम् (atītam) - the past (past, gone, elapsed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atīta

atīta - passed, gone, elapsed, past

Past Passive Participle

From 'ati' + root 'i' (to go).

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun, 'the past'.

अनुचिन्तयेत् (anucintayet) - should think over, should reflect upon, should dwell on

(verb)

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

optative

From 'anu' + root 'cint' (to think). Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: anu

Root: cit (class 10)

वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - the present (present, existing, current)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current

Present Active Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist) with '-māna' suffix. Atmanepada form.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun, 'the present'.

उपेक्षेत (upekṣeta) - should disregard, should overlook, should remain indifferent to, should observe with detachment

(verb)

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

optative

From 'upa' + root 'īkṣ' (to see). Atmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

कालाकाङ्क्षी (kālākāṅkṣī) - desirous of time, awaiting the proper time, expecting the right moment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālākāṅkṣin

kālākāṅkṣin - expecting the right time, awaiting the proper moment

From 'kāla' (time) and 'ākāṅkṣin' (desirous of).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāla+ākāṅkṣin)

• kāla – time, season, opportunity
  noun (masculine)
• ākāṅkṣin – desirous, longing for, expecting
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'ā' + root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, collected, attentive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, collected, attentive, steady

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'dhā' (to place, to put).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)