महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-188

कालः पचति भूतानि कालः संहरति प्रजाः ।
निर्दहन्तं प्रजाः कालं कालः शमयते पुनः ॥१८८॥

188. kālaḥ pacati bhūtāni kālaḥ saṁharati prajāḥ ,
nirdahantaṁ prajāḥ kālaṁ kālaḥ śamayate punaḥ.

188. kālaḥ pacati bhūtāni kālaḥ saṃharati prajāḥ
nirdahantam prajāḥ kālam kālaḥ śamayate punaḥ

188. Time consumes all beings; Time destroys creatures. Even that Time which burns up creatures, Time itself again brings to an end.

Words meanings summery:

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a cosmic force) (Time)

• पचति (pacati) - consumes, brings to maturity or destruction (cooks, ripens, digests, matures, consumes)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a cosmic force) (Time)

• संहरति (saṁharati) - destroys (destroys, withdraws, collects, brings together)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, living beings (creatures, offspring, subjects)

• निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - that which burns up (burning up, consuming)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, living beings (creatures, offspring, subjects)

• कालम् (kālam) - the destructive aspect of Time (Time (accusative))

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a cosmic force) (Time)

• शमयते (śamayate) - pacifies, brings to an end (pacifies, calms, stills, extinguishes)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

Words meanings and morphology

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a cosmic force) (Time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death

पचति (pacati) - consumes, brings to maturity or destruction (cooks, ripens, digests, matures, consumes)

(verb)

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

Root: pac (class 1)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past (participle of bhū)

past passive participle

derived from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Also nominative plural neuter, but accusative fits the context with 'pacati'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a cosmic force) (Time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death

संहरति (saṁharati) - destroys (destroys, withdraws, collects, brings together)

(verb)

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

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Prefix 'sam' changes to 'saṃ' before 'h'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, living beings (creatures, offspring, subjects)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, subject, people

Note: Also nominative plural feminine. Accusative fits better with 'saṃharati'.

निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - that which burns up (burning up, consuming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirdahat

nirdahat - burning down, consuming

present active participle

derived from root dah with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kālam' (accusative singular masculine).

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, living beings (creatures, offspring, subjects)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, subject, people

Note: Object of 'nirdahantam'.

कालम् (kālam) - the destructive aspect of Time (Time (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death

Note: Object of 'śamayate'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a cosmic force) (Time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death

शमयते (śamayate) - pacifies, brings to an end (pacifies, calms, stills, extinguishes)

(verb)

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

causative

causative stem śamay-

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: 'śamayate' is ātmanepada, 3rd singular present.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: 'punar' becomes 'punaḥ' before voiceless consonants or at end of sentence.