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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-80, verse-8

परिसंख्याय कालज्ञः कलाः काष्ठाश्च वीर्यवान् ।
पूर्णं मत्वा ततः कालं पूरुं पुत्रमुवाच ह ॥८॥
8. parisaṁkhyāya kālajñaḥ kalāḥ kāṣṭhāśca vīryavān ,
pūrṇaṁ matvā tataḥ kālaṁ pūruṁ putramuvāca ha.
8. parisaṃkhyāya kālajñaḥ kalāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ ca vīryavān
pūrṇam matvā tataḥ kālam pūrum putram uvāca ha
8. The valiant king, who was skilled in computing time, having calculated the kalās and kāṣṭhās and realizing his time was complete, then addressed his son Puru.

Words meanings summery:

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  • परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having calculated, having enumerated, having counted
  • कालज्ञः (kālajñaḥ) - knower of time, skilled in computing time
  • कलाः (kalāḥ) - unit of time (1/30 of a muhūrta) (kalā (unit of time, part, art))
  • काष्ठाः (kāṣṭhāḥ) - unit of time (1/30th of a kalā) (kāṣṭhā (unit of time, direction, limit))
  • (ca) - and, also
  • वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, energetic, valorous, mighty
  • पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete, fulfilled
  • मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered, having known
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
  • कालम् (kālam) - time, period
  • पूरुम् (pūrum) - Puru (proper name)
  • पुत्रम् (putram) - son
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke, he told
  • (ha) - indeed, certainly, surely

Words meanings and morphology

परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having calculated, having enumerated, having counted
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root khyā (ख्या) with upasargas pari (परि) and sam (सम्), suffix -ya
Prefixes: pari+sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
कालज्ञः (kālajñaḥ) - knower of time, skilled in computing time
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kālajña
kālajña - knower of time, astrologer, skilled in calculating time
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+jña)
  • kāla – time, period
    noun (masculine)
  • jña – knower, understanding
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun/Adjective
    Derived from root jñā (ज्ञा)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies the king (implied).
कलाः (kalāḥ) - unit of time (1/30 of a muhūrta) (kalā (unit of time, part, art))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kalā
kalā - a small division of time (e.g., 1/30th of a muhūrta), a portion, an art
Note: Object of 'parisaṃkhyāya'.
काष्ठाः (kāṣṭhāḥ) - unit of time (1/30th of a kalā) (kāṣṭhā (unit of time, direction, limit))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kāṣṭhā
kāṣṭhā - a very small division of time (e.g., 1/30th of a kalā), limit, direction, apex
Note: Object of 'parisaṃkhyāya'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful, energetic, valorous, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, energetic, valorous, mighty, courageous
Possessive suffix -vat
Note: Qualifies the king.
पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete, fulfilled
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled, entire
Past Passive Participle
from root pṛ (पृ)
Root: pṛ (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'kālam'.
मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered, having known
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from root man (मन्), suffix -tvā
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Forms a compound action with 'uvāca'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
कालम् (kālam) - time, period
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, proper time, death
Note: Object of 'uvāca' (implied) or linked to matvā.
पूरुम् (pūrum) - Puru (proper name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pūru
pūru - Puru (name of a legendary king, son of Yayati)
Note: Object of 'uvāca'.
पुत्रम् (putram) - son
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Appositive to 'pūrum'.
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke, he told
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac
Perfect tense
Reduplicated perfect form of the root vac (वच्)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Subject is the king.
(ha) - indeed, certainly, surely
(indeclinable)