महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-7, verse-12

एते कालस्य निधयो नैताञ्जानन्ति दुर्बुधाः ।
अत्राभिलिखितान्याहुः सर्वभूतानि कर्मणा ॥१२॥

12. ete kālasya nidhayo naitāñjānanti durbudhāḥ ,
atrābhilikhitānyāhuḥ sarvabhūtāni karmaṇā.

12. ete kālasya nidhayaḥ na etān jānanti durbudhāḥ
atra abhilikhitāni āhuḥ sarvabhūtāni karmaṇā

12. ete kālasya nidhayaḥ.
durbudhāḥ etān na jānanti.
atra sarvabhūtāni karmaṇā abhilikhitāni āhuḥ.

12. These are the storehouses of time. Those with poor intellect do not understand them. It is said that all beings are recorded herein by their actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• निधयः (nidhayaḥ) - deposits, storehouses, treasures

• न (na) - not

• एतान् (etān) - these

• जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know

• दुर्बुधाः (durbudhāḥ) - the foolish, those with poor intellect

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this

• अभिलिखितानि (abhilikhitāni) - recorded, inscribed

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by their actions (karma) (by action, by deed)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'nidhayaḥ'.

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

निधयः (nidhayaḥ) - deposits, storehouses, treasures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nidhana

nidhana - deposit, treasure, storehouse, receptacle

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'nidhayaḥ'.

जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

दुर्बुधाः (durbudhāḥ) - the foolish, those with poor intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durbudha

durbudha - foolish, ignorant, unintelligent, stupid

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+budha)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• budha – wise, intelligent, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: budh

अत्र (atra) - here, in this

(indeclinable)

अभिलिखितानि (abhilikhitāni) - recorded, inscribed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of abhilikhita

abhilikhita - written down, inscribed, recorded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'likh' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: likh (class 6)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that exists

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by their actions (karma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions (karma)

Root: kṛ