महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-309, verse-24

अव्यक्तप्रकृतिरयं कलाशरीरः सूक्ष्मात्मा क्षणत्रुटिशो निमेषरोमा ।
ऋत्वास्यः समबलशुक्लकृष्णनेत्रो मासाङ्गो द्रवति वयोहयो नराणाम् ॥२४॥

24. avyaktaprakṛtirayaṁ kalāśarīraḥ; sūkṣmātmā kṣaṇatruṭiśo nimeṣaromā ,
ṛtvāsyaḥ samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetro; māsāṅgo dravati vayohayo narāṇām.

24. avyaktaprakṛtiḥ ayam kalāśarīraḥ
sūkṣmātmā kṣaṇatruṭiśaḥ nimeṣaromā
ṛtvāsyaḥ samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetraḥ
māsāṅgaḥ dravati vayohayaḥ narāṇām

24. ayam narāṇām vayohayaḥ dravati
avyaktaprakṛtiḥ kalāśarīraḥ sūkṣmātmā
kṣaṇatruṭiśaḥ nimeṣaromā ṛtvāsyaḥ
samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetraḥ māsāṅgaḥ

24. This horse of age, or time, belonging to men, moves swiftly; its intrinsic nature (prakṛti) is unmanifest, its body is composed of subtle parts, its self (ātman) is minute, its divisions are moments and truṭis, its subtle parts are like winks, its face is the seasons, its eyes are of equal strength, both white and black (day and night), and its limbs are the months.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यक्तप्रकृतिः (avyaktaprakṛtiḥ) - whose intrinsic nature (prakṛti) is unmanifest

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• कलाशरीरः (kalāśarīraḥ) - whose body consists of parts/digits

• सूक्ष्मात्मा (sūkṣmātmā) - whose self (ātman) is subtle, having a subtle nature

• क्षणत्रुटिशः (kṣaṇatruṭiśaḥ) - whose divisions are moments and truṭis, consisting of moments and truṭis

• निमेषरोमा (nimeṣaromā) - whose subtle parts are like winks, whose hairs are winks

• ऋत्वास्यः (ṛtvāsyaḥ) - whose face is the seasons, having seasons as a face

• समबलशुक्लकृष्णनेत्रः (samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetraḥ) - whose eyes are of equal strength, white and black (day and night)

• मासाङ्गः (māsāṅgaḥ) - whose limbs are the months, having months as limbs

• द्रवति (dravati) - runs, flows, moves swiftly

• वयोहयः (vayohayaḥ) - the horse of age, the horse of life (time)

• नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men, belonging to men

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यक्तप्रकृतिः (avyaktaprakṛtiḥ) - whose intrinsic nature (prakṛti) is unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyaktaprakṛti

avyaktaprakṛti - whose prakṛti (nature) is unmanifest, having an unmanifest nature

Avyakta (unmanifest) + prakṛti (nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avyakta+prakṛti)

• avyakta – unmanifest, unrevealed, indistinct, subtle
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  a (negation) + vi (prefix) + √añj (to anoint, manifest)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• prakṛti – nature, origin, source, primary matter, intrinsic constitution
  noun (feminine)
  pra (prefix) + √kṛ (to make)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam' (the horse of age).

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कलाशरीरः (kalāśarīraḥ) - whose body consists of parts/digits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalāśarīra

kalāśarīra - whose body is composed of kalās (parts, digits, minute portions)

Kalā (part) + śarīra (body)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalā+śarīra)

• kalā – a small part, a digit, a minute portion, an art
  noun (feminine)
• śarīra – body, corporeal form
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

सूक्ष्मात्मा (sūkṣmātmā) - whose self (ātman) is subtle, having a subtle nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūkṣmātman

sūkṣmātman - having a subtle self (ātman), subtle in nature

Sūkṣma (subtle) + ātman (self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūkṣma+ātman)

• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine, delicate
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

क्षणत्रुटिशः (kṣaṇatruṭiśaḥ) - whose divisions are moments and truṭis, consisting of moments and truṭis

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇatruṭiśa

kṣaṇatruṭiśa - composed of moments and truṭis (minute units of time)

Kṣaṇa (moment) + truṭi (fraction of time) + śa (suffix indicating 'composed of' or 'division')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣaṇa+truṭi+śa)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, a very short space of time
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)
• truṭi – a very small measure of time, a moment, a fault
  noun (feminine)
  From √truṭ (to break)
  Root: truṭ (class 6)
• śa – suffix meaning 'consisting of', 'divided into'
  indeclinable

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

निमेषरोमा (nimeṣaromā) - whose subtle parts are like winks, whose hairs are winks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimeṣaroman

nimeṣaroman - whose hairs are winks (metaphor for minute divisions of time)

Nimeṣa (wink) + roman (hair, referring to subtle units)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nimeṣa+roman)

• nimeṣa – wink, twinkling of an eye, a moment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 6)
• roman – hair (on the body), minute division (metaphorically)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

ऋत्वास्यः (ṛtvāsyaḥ) - whose face is the seasons, having seasons as a face

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvāsya

ṛtvāsya - having seasons as a face, whose face is the seasons

Ṛtu (season) + āsya (face)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛtu+āsya)

• ṛtu – season, fixed time, proper time
  noun (masculine)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

समबलशुक्लकृष्णनेत्रः (samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetraḥ) - whose eyes are of equal strength, white and black (day and night)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetra

samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetra - whose eyes (netra) are of equal strength (samabala), white (śukla) and black (kṛṣṇa)

Samabala (equal strength) + śuklakṛṣṇa (white and black) + netra (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samabala+śuklakṛṣṇa+netra)

• samabala – of equal strength, equally powerful
  adjective
• śuklakṛṣṇa – white and black
  adjective
  Śukla (white) + kṛṣṇa (black)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  From √nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

मासाङ्गः (māsāṅgaḥ) - whose limbs are the months, having months as limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsāṅga

māsāṅga - whose limbs are the months, having months as body parts

Māsa (month) + aṅga (limb)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māsa+aṅga)

• māsa – month, moon
  noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, constituent
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aṅg (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam'.

द्रवति (dravati) - runs, flows, moves swiftly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dru

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

वयोहयः (vayohayaḥ) - the horse of age, the horse of life (time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vayohaya

vayohaya - the horse of age/time, age-horse

Vayas (age, life) + haya (horse)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vayas+haya)

• vayas – age, life, youth, strength
  noun (neuter)
• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  From √hi (to go, run)
  Root: hi (class 5)

Note: The subject, identified with 'ayam'.

नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men, belonging to men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: Indicates possession or relation with 'vayohayaḥ'.