महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-199, verse-12

कालात्स भगवान्विष्णुर्यस्य सर्वमिदं जगत् ।
नादिर्न मध्यं नैवान्तस्तस्य देवस्य विद्यते ॥१२॥

12. kālātsa bhagavānviṣṇuryasya sarvamidaṁ jagat ,
nādirna madhyaṁ naivāntastasya devasya vidyate.

12. kālāt saḥ bhagavān viṣṇuḥ yasya sarvam idam jagat na
ādiḥ na madhyam na eva antaḥ tasya devasya vidyate

12. kālāt saḥ bhagavān viṣṇuḥ yasya idam sarvam jagat tasya
devasya ādiḥ na vidyate madhyam na eva antaḥ na vidyate

12. Greater than time is that glorious Lord Viṣṇu, to whom this entire universe belongs. For that divine being, there is no beginning, no middle, and no end.

Words meanings summery:

• कालात् (kālāt) - than time

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Glorious Lord (glorious, venerable, divine)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, to whom

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• न (na) - not, no

• आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, boundary

• तस्य (tasya) - of that divine being (his, of him, of that)

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the god, of the divine being

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

Words meanings and morphology

कालात् (kālāt) - than time

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Glorious Lord (glorious, venerable, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, fortunate, venerable, divine

Note: Used as an epithet for Viṣṇu.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal Hindu deity)

Root: viṣ (class 3)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, to whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agreeing with 'jagat'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agreeing with 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root gam (to go) with present active participle suffix -at, then substantivized.

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, first

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, intermediate

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, boundary

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion

तस्य (tasya) - of that divine being (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu.

देवस्य (devasya) - of the god, of the divine being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being, deity

Root: div (class 4)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)