महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-55, verse-39

किं वाचा बहुनोक्तेन कत्थितेन च दुर्मते ।
वाणी संपद्यतामेषा कर्मणा मा चिरं कृथाः ॥३९॥

39. kiṁ vācā bahunoktena katthitena ca durmate ,
vāṇī saṁpadyatāmeṣā karmaṇā mā ciraṁ kṛthāḥ.

39. kim vācā bahunā uktena katthitena ca durmate
vāṇī sampadyatām eṣā karmaṇā mā ciram kṛthāḥ

39. durmate vācā bahunā uktena ca katthitena kim
eṣā vāṇī karmaṇā sampadyatām ciram mā kṛthāḥ

39. O evil-minded one, what is the use of much spoken by words and boasting? Let this speech be fulfilled by action (karma); do not delay!

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what is the use? (what? why?)

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by words

• बहुना (bahunā) - by much, by many

• उक्तेन (uktena) - by what is said (by what is said, by speaking)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कत्थितेन (katthitena) - by boasting, by extolling

• दुर्मते (durmate) - O evil-minded one, O fool

• वाणी (vāṇī) - speech, word, voice

• सम्पद्यताम् (sampadyatām) - let it be accomplished, let it turn out, let it happen

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम् (ciram) - long, for a long time

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should make (delay) (you should do, you should make)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what is the use? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle implying futility.

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

बहुना (bahunā) - by much, by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Qualifies 'uktena'. Masculine or Neuter.

उक्तेन (uktena) - by what is said (by what is said, by speaking)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used substantively with 'bahunā', meaning 'by much that is said'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कत्थितेन (katthitena) - by boasting, by extolling

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of katthita

katthita - boasted, praised, extolled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root katth- 'to boast'.

Root: katth (class 1)

Note: Used substantively here in the instrumental case, parallel to 'uktena'.

दुर्मते (durmate) - O evil-minded one, O fool

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, wicked, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used substantively as an address.

वाणी (vāṇī) - speech, word, voice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, word, sound

सम्पद्यताम् (sampadyatām) - let it be accomplished, let it turn out, let it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of sampad

Imperative, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root pad with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'vāṇī'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

चिरम् (ciram) - long, for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should make (delay) (you should do, you should make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist, Middle Voice, 2nd Person Singular

Root kṛ, Aorist with prohibitive 'mā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'mā' to form a prohibition, 'do not delay'.