महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-12

क्षिप्रकारिन्यथा त्वेतत्कार्यं समुपपद्यते ।
मम कार्यं जगत्कार्यं तथा कुरु नरोत्तम ॥१२॥

12. kṣiprakārinyathā tvetatkāryaṁ samupapadyate ,
mama kāryaṁ jagatkāryaṁ tathā kuru narottama.

12. kṣiprakārin yathā tu etat kāryaṃ samupapadyate
mama kāryaṃ jagatkāryaṃ tathā kuru narottama

12. O swift doer, just as this task is achieved, so too accomplish my task, which is indeed the world's task, O best among men.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्रकारिन् (kṣiprakārin) - O swift doer (O swift doer, O one who acts quickly)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

• कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task (work, duty, task, action to be done)

• समुपपद्यते (samupapadyate) - is accomplished (is accomplished, comes about, happens, succeeds)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task (work, duty, task, action to be done)

• जगत्कार्यं (jagatkāryaṁ) - the world's task (the world's work, a task for the world, universal duty)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus (so, thus, in that manner)

• कुरु (kuru) - perform! (do!, make!, perform!)

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्रकारिन् (kṣiprakārin) - O swift doer (O swift doer, O one who acts quickly)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣiprakārin

kṣiprakārin - doing quickly, active, swift in action

Agent noun

Compound: `kṣipra` (quick) + `kārin` (doer).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣipra+kārin)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective
• kārin – doer, maker, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with the suffix `-in`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Addressing the swift doer (Arjuna or Krishna).

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of comparison.

Note: Introduces a correlative clause with `tathā`.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Forms sandhi with `etat` to `tvetat`.

एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative/accusative neuter singular form of `etad`.

Note: Refers to the task mentioned by the speaker.

कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task (work, duty, task, action to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, work, business

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-ya`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `samupapadyate`.

समुपपद्यते (samupapadyate) - is accomplished (is accomplished, comes about, happens, succeeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of samupapad

Present Middle

Derived from root `pad` (to go, move) with prefixes `sam` and `upa`.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The middle voice emphasizes the result for the agent.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Genitive form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Possessive, modifying `kāryaṃ`.

कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task (work, duty, task, action to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, work, business

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-ya`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of the imperative `kuru`.

जगत्कार्यं (jagatkāryaṁ) - the world's task (the world's work, a task for the world, universal duty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagatkārya

jagatkārya - the world's work, a task for the world, universal duty

Compound: `jagat` (world) + `kārya` (work).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+kārya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
• kārya – work, duty, task, action to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-ya`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Appositive to `mama kāryaṃ`.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner, correlative to `yathā`.

कुरु (kuru) - perform! (do!, make!, perform!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative

Second person singular imperative active of `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command.

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best of men, chief of men

Compound: `nara` (man) + `uttama` (best).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative form of `ud` (up).

Note: Addressing Krishna or Arjuna.