महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-21

कांश्चिदर्थान्नरः प्राज्ञो लघुमूलान्महाफलान् ।
क्षिप्रमारभते कर्तुं न विघ्नयति तादृशान् ॥२१॥

21. kāṁścidarthānnaraḥ prājño laghumūlānmahāphalān ,
kṣipramārabhate kartuṁ na vighnayati tādṛśān.

21. kānscit arthān naraḥ prājñaḥ laghumūlān mahāphalān
kṣipram ārabhate kartum na vighnayati tādṛśān

21. A wise person quickly begins to undertake certain endeavors that have small initial costs but yield great results, and he does not obstruct such undertakings.

Words meanings summery:

• कान्स्चित् (kānscit) - some, certain

• अर्थान् (arthān) - purposes, matters, things

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, discerning

• लघुमूलान् (laghumūlān) - having small roots/origin/cost

• महाफलान् (mahāphalān) - having great fruits/results

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• आरभते (ārabhate) - he begins, he undertakes

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, in order to do

• न (na) - not, no

• विघ्नयति (vighnayati) - he obstructs, he hinders

• तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such, of that kind

Words meanings and morphology

कान्स्चित् (kānscit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - what, which

Irregular declension of 'kim' + 'cit' suffix for indefiniteness

अर्थान् (arthān) - purposes, matters, things

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing, object

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, male

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, knowing, intelligent, discerning

लघुमूलान् (laghumūlān) - having small roots/origin/cost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of laghumūla

laghumūla - having small roots/origin, having little capital, requiring small means

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (laghu+mūla)

• laghu – small, light, trifling, insignificant
  adjective (masculine)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation, capital, principal
  noun (neuter)

महाफलान् (mahāphalān) - having great fruits/results

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāphala

mahāphala - yielding great fruit, having great results/consequences

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+phala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (neuter accusative singular form)

आरभते (ārabhate) - he begins, he undertakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-rabh

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, in order to do

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: infinitive form

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विघ्नयति (vighnayati) - he obstructs, he hinders

(verb)

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

Note: Denominative verb derived from noun 'vighna' in 10th class causative sense.

तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar

Derived from 'tad' (that) and 'dṛś' (appearance)