महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-143, verse-42

मृत्युश्चैव प्राणिनामन्तकाले साक्षात्कृष्णः शाश्वतो धर्मवाहः ।
भूतं च यच्चेह न विद्म किंचिद्विष्वक्सेनात्सर्वमेतत्प्रतीहि ॥४२॥

42. mṛtyuścaiva prāṇināmantakāle; sākṣātkṛṣṇaḥ śāśvato dharmavāhaḥ ,
bhūtaṁ ca yacceha na vidma kiṁci;dviṣvaksenātsarvametatpratīhi.

42. mṛtyuḥ ca eva prāṇinām antakāle
sākṣāt kṛṣṇaḥ śāśvataḥ dharmavāhaḥ |
bhūtam ca yat ca iha na vidma kiñcit
viṣvaksenāt sarvam etat pratīhi

42. mṛtyuḥ ca eva prāṇinām antakāle
sākṣāt kṛṣṇaḥ śāśvataḥ dharmavāhaḥ ca
yat bhūtam ca yat kiñcit iha na
vidma etat sarvam viṣvaksenāt pratīhi

42. And indeed, death itself for living beings at the time of their end is directly Kṛṣṇa, the eternal upholder of the natural law (dharma). Moreover, whatever has been, and whatever little we do not know in this world, understand all this to be from Viṣvaksena.

Words meanings summery:

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, verily

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of end, at the hour of death

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, personally, manifestly

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

• शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual

• धर्मवाहः (dharmavāhaḥ) - upholder of the natural law (dharma) (upholder of dharma, carrier of justice)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - past existence or events (past, what has been, creature)

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• च (ca) - and

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• न (na) - not

• विद्म (vidma) - we know

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever little (we do not know) (anything, something, a little)

• विष्वक्सेनात् (viṣvaksenāt) - from Viṣvaksena

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• एतत् (etat) - this

• प्रतीहि (pratīhi) - know, understand

Words meanings and morphology

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality, god of death

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

एव (eva) - even, indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate creature

From prāṇa (breath/life)

Note: Possessive case for 'antakāle'.

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of end, at the hour of death

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - time of end, hour of death, doomsday

Compound of anta (end) and kāla (time)

Compound type : tatpurusha (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, proper season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage for time.

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, personally, manifestly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'is Kṛṣṇa'.

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a deity), black, dark

Note: Predicate nominative for 'mṛtyuḥ'.

शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, everlasting

From śaśvat (ever, always)

Note: Qualifies 'Kṛṣṇaḥ'.

धर्मवाहः (dharmavāhaḥ) - upholder of the natural law (dharma) (upholder of dharma, carrier of justice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavāha

dharmavāha - upholder of dharma, carrier of justice, practicing dharma

Compound of dharma (natural law/duty) and vāha (carrier/bearer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vāha)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• vāha – carrier, bearer, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
  From root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Kṛṣṇaḥ'.

भूतम् (bhūtam) - past existence or events (past, what has been, creature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, past, creature, element, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to past existence.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

Note: Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidma'.

विद्म (vidma) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: First person plural.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever little (we do not know) (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

Compound of kim (what) and cit (an indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cit – even, also, an indefinite particle
  indeclinable

Note: Used with negation for 'nothing at all' or 'whatever little'.

विष्वक्सेनात् (viṣvaksenāt) - from Viṣvaksena

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viṣvaksena

viṣvaksena - Viṣvaksena (an epithet of Vishnu)

Note: Indicates the source.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Refers to the whole of existence.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'sarvam'.

प्रतीहि (pratīhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative

From root i (to go) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Command form.