महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-17

अनिश्चयज्ञो हि नरः कार्याकार्यविनिश्चये ।
अवशो मुह्यते पार्थ यथा त्वं मूढ एव तु ॥१७॥

17. aniścayajño hi naraḥ kāryākāryaviniścaye ,
avaśo muhyate pārtha yathā tvaṁ mūḍha eva tu.

17. aniscayajñaḥ hi naraḥ kāryākāryaviniscaye
avaśaḥ muhyate pārtha yathā tvam mūḍhaḥ eva tu

17. pārtha,
hi,
kāryākāryaviniscaye,
aniscayajñaḥ,
naraḥ,
avaśaḥ,
muhyate,
yathā,
tvam,
mūḍhaḥ,
eva,
tu

17. O Pārtha (Arjuna), indeed, a person who is indecisive regarding the determination of what is proper action and improper action becomes bewildered and helpless, just as you are now utterly deluded.

Words meanings summery:

• अनिस्चयज्ञः (aniscayajñaḥ) - indecisive, one who does not know how to decide

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• कार्याकार्यविनिस्चये (kāryākāryaviniscaye) - in the determination of what is to be done and what is not to be done, in discerning right and wrong action

• अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless, uncontrolled, powerless

• मुह्यते (muhyate) - becomes bewildered, confused, deluded

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā, O Arjuna

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, confused, foolish

• एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

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

Words meanings and morphology

अनिस्चयज्ञः (aniscayajñaḥ) - indecisive, one who does not know how to decide

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniscayajña

aniscayajña - one who does not know how to decide, indecisive

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+niscaya+jña)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• niscaya – decision, determination, certainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root
  From root jñā + ka (kṛt affix)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

कार्याकार्यविनिस्चये (kāryākāryaviniscaye) - in the determination of what is to be done and what is not to be done, in discerning right and wrong action

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāryākāryaviniscaya

kāryākāryaviniscaya - determination of what is to be done and what is not to be done

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+akārya+viniscaya)

• kārya – what is to be done, proper action, duty
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ + ṇyat (gerundive affix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akārya – what is not to be done, improper action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ + ṇyat (gerundive affix) with negative prefix 'a'
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• viniscaya – determination, ascertainment, decision
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless, uncontrolled, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaśa

avaśa - helpless, uncontrolled, powerless, dependent

derived from 'vaśa' (control) with negative prefix 'a'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vaśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vaśa – will, power, control, authority
  noun (masculine)

मुह्यते (muhyate) - becomes bewildered, confused, deluded

(verb)

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

Root: muh (class 4)

पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā, O Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)

patronymic from Pṛthā

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, confused, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, confused, foolish, perplexed

Past Passive Participle

From root muh + kta (PPP affix)

Root: muh (class 4)

एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)