महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-160, verse-37

विभजन्सर्वभूतानामायुः कर्म च भारत ।
अहोरात्रान्कलाः काष्ठाः सृजत्येष सदा विभुः ॥३७॥

37. vibhajansarvabhūtānāmāyuḥ karma ca bhārata ,
ahorātrānkalāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ sṛjatyeṣa sadā vibhuḥ.

37. vibhajann sarvabhūtānām āyuḥ karma ca bhārata
ahorātrān kalāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ sṛjati eṣaḥ sadā vibhuḥ

37. O Bhārata, this all-pervading lord (vibhu) always creates days and nights, kalās, and kāṣṭhās, distributing the lifespan and actions (karma) among all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• विभजन्न् (vibhajann) - distributing, dividing

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity, lifespan

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, destiny (karma)

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• अहोरात्रान् (ahorātrān) - days and nights

• कलाः (kalāḥ) - kalās (a small unit of time or division)

• काष्ठाः (kāṣṭhāḥ) - kāṣṭhās (a unit of time, a direction, a highest point)

• सृजति (sṛjati) - creates, emits, releases

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading, the almighty, lord, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

विभजन्न् (vibhajann) - distributing, dividing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhajant

vibhajant - distributing, dividing, sharing

Present Active Participle

From vi- + bhaj (to divide, distribute)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'eṣaḥ vibhuḥ'.

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, the entire world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, that which has come into being
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity, lifespan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, longevity, lifespan, vital power

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, destiny (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny, effect of action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

Note: Addressed to Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira.

अहोरात्रान् (ahorātrān) - days and nights

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ahorātra

ahorātra - day and night

Compound type : dvandva (ahas+rātri)

• ahas – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

कलाः (kalāḥ) - kalās (a small unit of time or division)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kalā

kalā - part, portion, digit of the moon, a small unit of time (approx. 8 seconds or 1.5 minutes)

काष्ठाः (kāṣṭhāḥ) - kāṣṭhās (a unit of time, a direction, a highest point)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kāṣṭhā

kāṣṭhā - unit of time (1/30th of a kalā), direction, limit, highest point, excellence

सृजति (sṛjati) - creates, emits, releases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'vibhuḥ'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading, the almighty, lord, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, mighty, lord, ruler, omnipresent