महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-26

न शोचामि च वै विद्वन्कालाकाङ्क्षी स्थितोऽस्म्यहम् ।
एतैर्निदर्शनैर्ब्रह्मन्नावसीदामि सत्तम ॥२६॥

26. na śocāmi ca vai vidvankālākāṅkṣī sthito'smyaham ,
etairnidarśanairbrahmannāvasīdāmi sattama.

26. na śocāmi ca vai vidvan kāla ākaṅkṣī sthitaḥ asmi
aham | etaiḥ nidarśanaiḥ brahman na avasīdāmi sattama

26. O learned one, I do not grieve, for I stand firm, awaiting the right time. O Brahmin, best among the virtuous, I do not become dejected by these illustrations.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शोचामि (śocāmi) - I grieve (I grieve, I sorrow)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one (O learned one, O wise person)

• काल (kāla) - the right time (time, suitable time)

• आकङ्क्षी (ākaṅkṣī) - awaiting (desiring, longing for, awaiting)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stand firm (standing, situated, firm, steady)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

• निदर्शनैः (nidarśanaiḥ) - by these illustrations (by examples, by illustrations, by demonstrations)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O venerable one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अवसीदामि (avasīdāmi) - I do not become dejected (I despond, I sink down, I become dejected)

• सत्तम (sattama) - O best among the virtuous (O best of the good, O most virtuous)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

शोचामि (śocāmi) - I grieve (I grieve, I sorrow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śuc

Root śuc, 1st class.

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: First person singular present active of śuc.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one (O learned one, O wise person)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - learned, knowing, wise

Perfect Active Participle

Derived from root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Vocative singular of vidvas.

काल (kāla) - the right time (time, suitable time)

(noun)

masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, death

Note: First part of a compound.

आकङ्क्षी (ākaṅkṣī) - awaiting (desiring, longing for, awaiting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākaṅkṣin

ākaṅkṣin - desiring, longing for, expecting, awaiting

Derived from root kāṅkṣ (to desire) with upasarga ā- and suffix -in.

Prefix: ā

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Second part of a compound (kālākāṅkṣī), indicating the agent of 'desiring time'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stand firm (standing, situated, firm, steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, stable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Masculine singular nominative, modifying aham. Here, means 'I am firm/established'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root as, 2nd class.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: First person singular present active of as.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

Note: Explicit subject for śocāmi and asmi.

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Instrumental plural, referring to nidarśanaiḥ.

निदर्शनैः (nidarśanaiḥ) - by these illustrations (by examples, by illustrations, by demonstrations)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nidarśana

nidarśana - example, illustration, demonstration, indication

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with upasarga ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, meaning 'by means of examples/illustrations'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Addressing a Brahmin.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अवसीदामि (avasīdāmi) - I do not become dejected (I despond, I sink down, I become dejected)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avasīd

Root sad (to sit, to sink) with upasargas ava- and ni-.

Prefixes: ava+ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: First person singular present active of avasīd.

सत्तम (sattama) - O best among the virtuous (O best of the good, O most virtuous)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best of the good, most excellent, most virtuous

Superlative form of sat (good, existing).

Note: Vocative singular of sattama, modifying the addressed Brahmin.