महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-4

यो नूनममितायुः स्यादथ वापि प्रमाणवित् ।
स कालं वै प्रतीक्षेत सर्वप्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् ॥४॥

4. yo nūnamamitāyuḥ syādatha vāpi pramāṇavit ,
sa kālaṁ vai pratīkṣeta sarvapratyakṣadarśivān.

4. yaḥ nūnam amitāyuḥ syāt atha vā api pramāṇavit
saḥ kālam vai pratīkṣeta sarvapratyakṣadarśivān

4. Only one who is truly immortal, or one who knows the precise duration of their own life, should wait. Such a person would indeed be omniscient, perceiving everything directly.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

• नूनम् (nūnam) - truly (surely, certainly, indeed)

• अमितायुः (amitāyuḥ) - of endless life, immortal

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

• अथ (atha) - or else (then, moreover, or)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• प्रमाणवित् (pramāṇavit) - one who knows their precise lifespan (knower of measure, one who knows the standard)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that one)

• कालम् (kālam) - the right moment (time, the right moment)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

• प्रतीक्षेत (pratīkṣeta) - should wait (should wait, should expect)

• सर्वप्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् (sarvapratyakṣadarśivān) - one who directly perceives all, omniscient

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the person whose lifespan is being discussed.

नूनम् (nūnam) - truly (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अमितायुः (amitāyuḥ) - of endless life, immortal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitāyus

amitāyus - of endless life, immortal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+āyus)

• amita – unmeasured, boundless, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from `a-√mā` (not measured)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• āyus – life, vital power, lifespan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, describes 'yaḥ'.

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

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अथ (atha) - or else (then, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects an alternative possibility.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रमाणवित् (pramāṇavit) - one who knows their precise lifespan (knower of measure, one who knows the standard)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramāṇavid

pramāṇavid - knower of standard, knower of measure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pramāṇa+vid)

• pramāṇa – measure, standard, authority, proof
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `pra-√mā` (to measure)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vid – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  Krt suffix `kvip`
  Root `vid` (to know), with `kvip` suffix
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'yaḥ'.

कालम् (kālam) - the right moment (time, the right moment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, death

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रतीक्षेत (pratīkṣeta) - should wait (should wait, should expect)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pratīkṣ

Derived from `prati-√īkṣ`

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Root `īkṣ` is atmanepadi.

सर्वप्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् (sarvapratyakṣadarśivān) - one who directly perceives all, omniscient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvapratyakṣadarśin

sarvapratyakṣadarśin - one who sees everything directly, omniscient

Possessive suffix (matup equivalent) `vin` after `sarvapratyakṣadarśī`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+pratyakṣa+darśin)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• pratyakṣa – perceptible, visible, direct perception
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `prati + akṣa` (before the eye)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: akṣ
• darśin – seeing, knowing, perceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `ṇini`
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.