महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-24

निश्चित्य यः प्रक्रमते नान्तर्वसति कर्मणः ।
अवन्ध्यकालो वश्यात्मा स वै पण्डित उच्यते ॥२४॥

24. niścitya yaḥ prakramate nāntarvasati karmaṇaḥ ,
avandhyakālo vaśyātmā sa vai paṇḍita ucyate.

24. niścitya yaḥ prakramate na antarvasati karmaṇaḥ
avandhyakālaḥ vaśyātmā sa vai paṇḍitaḥ ucyate

24. He who undertakes an action (karma) after having resolved upon it, does not linger in the midst of it. He whose time is not wasted and who has control over his own self (ātman), he is indeed called a wise person.

Words meanings summery:

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided, having resolved, having ascertained

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• प्रक्रमते (prakramate) - he begins, he undertakes, he advances

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्तर्वसति (antarvasati) - he lingers midway (in an action) (he lingers, he dwells within)

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action (karma) (of the action, of the deed)

• अवन्ध्यकालः (avandhyakālaḥ) - whose time is not wasted, who makes good use of time

• वश्यात्मा (vaśyātmā) - who has control over his self (ātman) (self-controlled, whose self is subdued)

• स (sa) - he, that

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

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - wise person, scholar

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said to be

Words meanings and morphology

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided, having resolved, having ascertained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from ni-√ci with -tya suffix, indicating completion of action

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

प्रक्रमते (prakramate) - he begins, he undertakes, he advances

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √kram

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, 1st conjugation (kramate)

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्वसति (antarvasati) - he lingers midway (in an action) (he lingers, he dwells within)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of antarvasati

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, 1st conjugation, from antar + √vas

Prefix: antar

Root: vas (class 1)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action (karma) (of the action, of the deed)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate, consequence of actions

From √kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवन्ध्यकालः (avandhyakālaḥ) - whose time is not wasted, who makes good use of time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avandhyakāla

avandhyakāla - whose time is not barren/fruitless, one who makes good use of time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vandhya+kāla)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vandhya – barren, fruitless, unproductive
  adjective (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

वश्यात्मा (vaśyātmā) - who has control over his self (ātman) (self-controlled, whose self is subdued)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśyātman

vaśyātman - self-controlled, master of oneself, having one's self subdued

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vaśya+ātman)

• vaśya – to be subdued, to be controlled, obedient
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of √vaś (to wish, to control)
  Root: vaś (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that (demonstrative pronoun)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

particle of emphasis

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - wise person, scholar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, pundit

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √vac

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, 2nd conjugation (ukta)

Root: vac (class 2)