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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-270, verse-17

कालसंचोदिता जीवा मज्जन्ति नरकेऽवशाः ।
परिदृष्टानि सर्वाणि दिव्यान्याहुर्मनीषिणः ॥१७॥
17. kālasaṁcoditā jīvā majjanti narake'vaśāḥ ,
paridṛṣṭāni sarvāṇi divyānyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ.
17. kālasaṃcoditāḥ jīvāḥ majjanti narake avaśāḥ
paridṛṣṭāni sarvāṇi divyāni āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ
17. kālasaṃcoditāḥ avaśāḥ jīvāḥ narake majjanti
manīṣiṇaḥ sarvāṇi divyāni paridṛṣṭāni āhuḥ
17. Impelled by time, living beings (jīva) helplessly sink into hell. The wise declare that all divine experiences have been observed (and thus are not truly eternal or unique).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कालसंचोदिताः (kālasaṁcoditāḥ) - impelled by time (fate/destiny) (impelled by time, urged by time)
  • जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings (jīva) (living beings, souls)
  • मज्जन्ति (majjanti) - they sink (they sink, they plunge)
  • नरके (narake) - into hell (in hell, in a miserable state)
  • अवशाः (avaśāḥ) - helpless (helpless, powerless)
  • परिदृष्टानि (paridṛṣṭāni) - have been observed (seen, observed, perceived on all sides)
  • सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, whole, every)
  • दिव्यानि (divyāni) - all divine experiences (divine, celestial, heavenly (things/experiences))
  • आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)
  • मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones (wise ones, intelligent people, thinkers)

Words meanings and morphology

कालसंचोदिताः (kālasaṁcoditāḥ) - impelled by time (fate/destiny) (impelled by time, urged by time)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kālasaṃcodita
kālasaṁcodita - impelled by time; instigated by time
past passive participle (used as adj)
Compound of kāla and saṃcodita (PPP of sam-√cud)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+saṃcodita)
  • kāla – time; black; death
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃcodita – impelled; urged; incited
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    PPP of root cud with prefix sam
    Prefix: sam
    Root: cud (class 10)
जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings (jīva) (living beings, souls)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jīva
jīva - living being; soul; life
Root: jīv (class 1)
मज्जन्ति (majjanti) - they sink (they sink, they plunge)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of majj
present active
3rd person plural present active of root majj
Root: majj (class 6)
नरके (narake) - into hell (in hell, in a miserable state)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of naraka
naraka - hell, Hades; an evil state
अवशाः (avaśāḥ) - helpless (helpless, powerless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avaśa
avaśa - helpless; powerless; dependent
compound with negative 'a'
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vaśa)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • vaśa – will, desire, control, power
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with jīvāḥ
परिदृष्टानि (paridṛṣṭāni) - have been observed (seen, observed, perceived on all sides)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of paridṛṣṭa
paridṛṣṭa - seen; observed; clearly seen; examined
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root dṛś with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with divyāni and sarvāṇi
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, whole, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all; every; whole; complete
Note: Agrees with divyāni
दिव्यानि (divyāni) - all divine experiences (divine, celestial, heavenly (things/experiences))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of divya
divya - divine; celestial; heavenly; supernatural
Note: Used substantively as 'divine things/experiences'
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of ah
perfect active (used as present)
3rd person plural perfect active of root ah (irregular)
Root: ah (class 2)
Note: Often used in present tense sense 'they say'.
मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones (wise ones, intelligent people, thinkers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise; intelligent; sagacious; a thinker