महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-70, verse-6

कालो वा कारणं राज्ञो राजा वा कालकारणम् ।
इति ते संशयो मा भूद्राजा कालस्य कारणम् ॥६॥

6. kālo vā kāraṇaṁ rājño rājā vā kālakāraṇam ,
iti te saṁśayo mā bhūdrājā kālasya kāraṇam.

6. kālaḥ vā kāraṇam rājñaḥ rājā vā kālakāraṇam
iti te saṃśayaḥ mā bhūt rājā kālasya kāraṇam

6. rājñaḥ kāraṇam kālaḥ vā,
vā rājā kālakāraṇam? iti te saṃśayaḥ mā bhūt.
rājā kālasya kāraṇam.

6. Is Time (kāla) the cause for the king, or is the king the cause for Time (kāla)? Let this not be your doubt; the king himself is the cause of Time (kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a fundamental principle) (time, destiny, death)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• राजा (rājā) - king

• कालकारणम् (kālakāraṇam) - the cause of time (kāla)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• मा (mā) - not, don't

• भूत् (bhūt) - let it be (let it be, may it happen)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time (kāla)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (as a fundamental principle) (time, destiny, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death, destiny

Root: kal

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ 'to do, make'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Nominative singular of n-stem noun.

Root: rāj

कालकारणम् (kālakāraṇam) - the cause of time (kāla)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kālakāraṇa

kālakāraṇa - cause of time

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+kāraṇa)

• kāla – time, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Genitive/Dative singular of 'tvam'.

Note: Possessive, modifying saṃśayaḥ.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From prefix sam- and root śī 'to lie, rest', or śi 'to sharpen' - but primarily connected to 'to waver'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī

Note: Subject of 'mā bhūt'.

मा (mā) - not, don't

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive to express prohibition.

भूत् (bhūt) - let it be (let it be, may it happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Injunctive

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Nominative singular of n-stem noun.

Root: rāj

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time (kāla)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, destiny, death

Genitive singular.

Root: kal

Note: Possessive, modifying kāraṇam.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ 'to do, make'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)