महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-31

देशकालौ तु संप्रेक्ष्य बलाबलमथात्मनः ।
नादेशकाले किंचित्स्याद्देशः कालः प्रतीक्ष्यते ।
तथा लोकभयाच्चैव क्षन्तव्यमपराधिनः ॥३१॥

31. deśakālau tu saṁprekṣya balābalamathātmanaḥ ,
nādeśakāle kiṁcitsyāddeśaḥ kālaḥ pratīkṣyate ,
tathā lokabhayāccaiva kṣantavyamaparādhinaḥ.

31. deśakālau tu samprekṣya balābalam
atha ātmanaḥ na adeśakāle kiñcit syāt
deśaḥ kālaḥ pratīkṣyate tathā
lokabhayāt ca eva kṣantavyam aparādhinaḥ

31. One should indeed consider the appropriate place and time, as well as one's own strengths and weaknesses. Nothing should be done at an inappropriate place or time; rather, the right place and time must be awaited. Likewise, out of concern for public opinion, an offender should be forgiven.

Words meanings summery:

• देशकालौ (deśakālau) - place and time

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

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having carefully considered, having thoroughly observed

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, relative strength

• अथ (atha) - then, also, further, moreover

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self (ātman)

• न (na) - not, no

• अदेशकाले (adeśakāle) - at the wrong place and time, in an unsuitable situation

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be, happens

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, occasion, appropriate moment

• प्रतीक्ष्यते (pratīkṣyate) - is awaited, should be waited for, is expected

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• लोकभयात् (lokabhayāt) - from fear of people, due to public opinion

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - should be forgiven, pardonable

• अपराधिनः (aparādhinaḥ) - of the offender, to the offender

Words meanings and morphology

देशकालौ (deśakālau) - place and time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of deśakāla

deśakāla - place and time

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having carefully considered, having thoroughly observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from saṃ- + pra- + īkṣ- + -ya suffix

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, relative strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength, weak
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then, also, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath (ātman)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अदेशकाले (adeśakāle) - at the wrong place and time, in an unsuitable situation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adeśakāla

adeśakāla - improper place and time, unsuitable occasion

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+deśakāla)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• deśakāla – place and time
  noun (masculine)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used as a neuter singular pronoun, 'anything'.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, appropriate place

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, occasion, appropriate moment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, appropriate moment, season

प्रतीक्ष्यते (pratīkṣyate) - is awaited, should be waited for, is expected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pratīkṣ

Derived from root īkṣ with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

लोकभयात् (lokabhayāt) - from fear of people, due to public opinion

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of lokabhaya

lokabhaya - fear of people, public apprehension, social fear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+bhaya)

• loka – people, world, community
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - should be forgiven, pardonable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣantavya

kṣantavya - to be forgiven, pardonable

Gerundive

Formed from root kṣam with -tavya suffix

Root: kṣam (class 1)

अपराधिनः (aparādhinaḥ) - of the offender, to the offender

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aparādhin

aparādhin - offender, culprit, sinner

Note: Can also be dative in this context ('to the offender').