महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-16

शीघ्रमुक्त्वा यथाकामं यत्ते कार्यं विवक्षितम् ।
गच्छ वै शयनायैव पुरा नान्योऽवबुध्यते ॥१६॥

16. śīghramuktvā yathākāmaṁ yatte kāryaṁ vivakṣitam ,
gaccha vai śayanāyaiva purā nānyo'vabudhyate.

16. śīghram uktvā yathā-kāmam yat te kāryam vivakṣitam
gaccha vai śayanāya eva purā na anyaḥ avabudhyate

16. Quickly state whatever task you wish to be done, as you desire. Then go to sleep, before anyone else becomes aware.

Words meanings summery:

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• यथा-कामम् (yathā-kāmam) - as desired, according to wish, at will

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• ते (te) - your, to you

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work, thing to be done

• विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - desired to be said, intended, wished, spoken of

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• शयनाय (śayanāya) - for sleeping, for resting, to bed

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

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - perceives, wakes up, knows, becomes aware

Words meanings and morphology

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of the neuter singular of the adjective śīghra.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from the root vac (to speak) with the suffix -ktvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा-कामम् (yathā-kāmam) - as desired, according to wish, at will

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• kāma – wish, desire, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Neuter nominative singular.

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Dative or genitive singular of yuṣmad (you).

Note: Refers to the person being addressed.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work, thing to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, task, duty, purpose, action to be done

gerundive (future passive participle)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - desired to be said, intended, wished, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivakṣita

vivakṣita - desired to be said, intended, wished, spoken of

past passive participle

Derived from the desiderative stem of the root vac (to speak) with the suffix -kta.

Prefix: vi

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kāryam'.

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

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

present imperative

2nd person singular, present active imperative.

Root: gam (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

शयनाय (śayanāya) - for sleeping, for resting, to bed

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - sleeping, lying down, bed, couch

Derived from the root śī (to lie, sleep). Dative singular.

Root: śī (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of 'avabudhyate'.

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - perceives, wakes up, knows, becomes aware

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd person singular, present middle (ātmanepada) indicative.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 4)