महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-23

क्षणा लवा मुहूर्ताश्च निमेषा युगपर्ययाः ।
रक्षन्तु सर्वत्र गतं त्वां यादव सुखावहम् ।
अरिष्टं गच्छ पन्थानमप्रमत्तो भवानघ ॥२३॥

23. kṣaṇā lavā muhūrtāśca nimeṣā yugaparyayāḥ ,
rakṣantu sarvatra gataṁ tvāṁ yādava sukhāvaham ,
ariṣṭaṁ gaccha panthānamapramatto bhavānagha.

23. kṣaṇāḥ lavāḥ muhūrtāḥ ca nimeṣāḥ
yugaparyayāḥ rakṣantu sarvatra gatam
tvām yādava sukhāvaham ariṣṭam gaccha
panthānam apramattaḥ bhavān anagha

23. kṣaṇāḥ lavāḥ muhūrtāḥ ca nimeṣāḥ
yugaparyayāḥ sarvatra gatam sukhāvaham
tvām yādava rakṣantu anagha bhavān
apramattaḥ ariṣṭam panthānam gaccha

23. May the moments, the instants, the periods of forty-eight minutes, the winks of an eye, and the cycles of ages (yugaparyayāḥ) protect you, O Yādava, who are omnipresent and bring happiness. O sinless one, go forth on your path safely and vigilantly.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) - the moments (moments; very short periods of time)

• लवाः (lavāḥ) - the instants (instants; very short intervals of time)

• मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - the periods of forty-eight minutes (periods of forty-eight minutes; specific time units)

• च (ca) - and, also

• निमेषाः (nimeṣāḥ) - the winks of an eye (winks of an eye; moments)

• युगपर्ययाः (yugaparyayāḥ) - the cycles of ages (yugaparyayāḥ) (cycles of ages; successions of eons)

• रक्षन्तु (rakṣantu) - may they protect

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• गतम् (gatam) - who is present (everywhere) (gone; attained; being)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• यादव (yādava) - O Yādava; descendant of Yadu

• सुखावहम् (sukhāvaham) - who brings happiness (bringing happiness; auspicious)

• अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - safely (adverbial use); unharmed (safe; unharmed; auspicious; misfortune)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go; proceed

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant; attentive; not negligent

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); existing

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (sinless; faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) - the moments (moments; very short periods of time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant; a very short period of time

लवाः (lavāḥ) - the instants (instants; very short intervals of time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lava

lava - an instant, a very small division of time; a part, fragment

Root: lū (class 9)

मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - the periods of forty-eight minutes (periods of forty-eight minutes; specific time units)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muhūrta

muhūrta - a division of time (usually 48 minutes); a moment, an instant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निमेषाः (nimeṣāḥ) - the winks of an eye (winks of an eye; moments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, twinkle of an eye; a moment, instant

Root: miṣ (class 1)

युगपर्ययाः (yugaparyayāḥ) - the cycles of ages (yugaparyayāḥ) (cycles of ages; successions of eons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yugaparyaya

yugaparyaya - succession of ages, cycle of eons

Compound of yuga (age/eon) and paryaya (cycle/succession)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+paryaya)

• yuga – age, eon, epoch; yoke, pair
  noun (neuter)
• paryaya – cycle, succession, turn, course
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

रक्षन्तु (rakṣantu) - may they protect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Root verb in present tense, imperative mood, 3rd person plural

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) + tral (suffix for 'where')

गतम् (gatam) - who is present (everywhere) (gone; attained; being)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed; arrived, attained; understood; past

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

यादव (yādava) - O Yādava; descendant of Yadu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yādava

yādava - descendant of Yadu (ancestor of Kṛṣṇa); a member of the Yadu clan

सुखावहम् (sukhāvaham) - who brings happiness (bringing happiness; auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sukhāvaha

sukhāvaha - bringing happiness or comfort, auspicious, pleasant

Compound of sukha (happiness) and āvaha (bringing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+āvaha)

• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vah (to carry) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'

अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - safely (adverbial use); unharmed (safe; unharmed; auspicious; misfortune)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ariṣṭa

ariṣṭa - safe, uninjured, unharmed; auspicious, fortunate; misfortune, evil omen (as noun)

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √riṣ (to injure/harm) with negation 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+riṣṭa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• riṣṭa – injured, harmed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root riṣ (to hurt, injure)
  Root: riṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'safely' along the path.

गच्छ (gaccha) - go; proceed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root verb in present tense, imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant; attentive; not negligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - not negligent, vigilant, attentive, careful

Negative Past Passive Participle

Negative compound of a (not) and pramatta (negligent)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• pramatta – negligent, careless; intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root mad (to be mad/intoxicated) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); existing

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - you (honorific address); existing, being, present

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (sinless; faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, innocent, pure

Negative compound of a (not) and agha (sin/fault)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress
  noun (neuter)