महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-7, verse-18

अहं हि देशे कस्मिंश्चित्पुण्ये नियममास्थितः ।
कालं कर्ता सद्य एव रामेण सह धीमता ॥१८॥

18. ahaṁ hi deśe kasmiṁścitpuṇye niyamamāsthitaḥ ,
kālaṁ kartā sadya eva rāmeṇa saha dhīmatā.

18. aham hi deśe kasmin cit puṇye niyamam āsthitaḥ
kālam kartā sadyaḥ eva rāmeṇa saha dhīmatā

18. aham hi kasmin cit puṇye deśe niyamam āsthitaḥ
dhīmatā rāmeṇa saha sadyaḥ eva kālam kartā

18. Indeed, having undertaken a religious observance (niyama) in some sacred place, I will very soon conclude my time (on earth) along with the wise Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• देशे (deśe) - in a place

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some, in which

• चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness; some, any

• पुण्ये (puṇye) - in a holy, sacred (place)

• नियमम् (niyamam) - a vow, religious observance, discipline (niyama)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having established, having undertaken, having resorted to

• कालम् (kālam) - end of one's earthly existence (time, death)

• कर्ता (kartā) - will bring to an end, will complete (will do, will make, the doer)

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma, with Rāma

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, with the intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, my

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

देशे (deśe) - in a place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some, in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - a particle indicating indefiniteness; some, any

(indeclinable)

पुण्ये (puṇye) - in a holy, sacred (place)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, virtuous, meritorious

नियमम् (niyamam) - a vow, religious observance, discipline (niyama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - restriction, self-control, religious observance, vow

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having established, having undertaken, having resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood upon, stayed, resorted to, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

कालम् (kālam) - end of one's earthly existence (time, death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, death, fate

कर्ता (kartā) - will bring to an end, will complete (will do, will make, the doer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent

Agent noun

Derived from root kṛ, with a future sense in this context

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used with a future sense when referring to the agent of an action yet to be performed.

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma, with Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, charming

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, with the intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Agrees with 'rāmeṇa'