महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-71, verse-43

त्वरिताः कुरुत श्रेयो नैतदेतावता कृतम् ।
मुहूर्तं सुखमेवैतत्तालच्छायेव हैमनी ॥४३॥

43. tvaritāḥ kuruta śreyo naitadetāvatā kṛtam ,
muhūrtaṁ sukhamevaitattālacchāyeva haimanī.

43. tvaritāḥ kuruta śreyaḥ na etat etāvatā kṛtam
muhūrtaṃ sukham eva etat tāla-cchāyā iva haimanī

43. Quickly strive for the ultimate good (śreyaḥ)! This much is not enough. This happiness is merely momentary, like the shade of a palm tree in winter.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - those who are swift, quickly (used adverbially) (hurried, quick, swift)

• कुरुत (kuruta) - do, perform (imperative instruction) (do, perform, make)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the ultimate good (śreyaḥ), spiritual welfare (good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the current state or minor achievements) (this)

• एतावता (etāvatā) - by merely this much (referring to insufficient effort or results) (by this much, so much, to this extent)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (referring to the 'śreyaḥ' or the ultimate goal) (done, made, accomplished)

• मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a moment (adverbial use) (momentary, for a moment, an instant)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure (happiness, pleasure, ease)

• एव (eva) - only, merely (only, indeed, just, precisely)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to 'sukham') (this)

• ताल-च्छाया (tāla-cchāyā) - the shade of a palm tree (shade of a palm tree)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as it were)

• हैमनी (haimanī) - wintry, of winter (wintry, belonging to winter, cold)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - those who are swift, quickly (used adverbially) (hurried, quick, swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, hurried, quick, swift

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √tvar (to hurry, hasten).

Root: tvar (class 1)

कुरुत (kuruta) - do, perform (imperative instruction) (do, perform, make)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the ultimate good (śreyaḥ), spiritual welfare (good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, excellent, ultimate good, welfare, prosperity

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the current state or minor achievements) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

एतावता (etāvatā) - by merely this much (referring to insufficient effort or results) (by this much, so much, to this extent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so many, this many

कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (referring to the 'śreyaḥ' or the ultimate goal) (done, made, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a moment (adverbial use) (momentary, for a moment, an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a short space of time; momentary

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for a moment'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure (happiness, pleasure, ease)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort, ease

एव (eva) - only, merely (only, indeed, just, precisely)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to 'sukham') (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

ताल-च्छाया (tāla-cchāyā) - the shade of a palm tree (shade of a palm tree)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāla-cchāyā

tāla-cchāyā - shade of a palm tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tāla+cchāyā)

• tāla – palm tree, Palmyra tree
  noun (masculine)
• cchāyā – shade, shadow, image, reflection
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

हैमनी (haimanī) - wintry, of winter (wintry, belonging to winter, cold)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of haimana

haimana - wintry, relating to winter; cold

Derived from 'hemanta' (winter).

Note: Agrees with 'cchāyā'.