महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-5

प्रतीक्षमाणान्कालो नः समा राजंस्त्रयोदश ।
आयुषोऽपचयं कृत्वा मरणायोपनेष्यति ॥५॥

5. pratīkṣamāṇānkālo naḥ samā rājaṁstrayodaśa ,
āyuṣo'pacayaṁ kṛtvā maraṇāyopaneṣyati.

5. pratīkṣamāṇān kālaḥ naḥ samāḥ rājan trayodaśa
āyuṣaḥ apacayam kṛtvā maraṇāya upaneṣyati

5. O King, for us who are waiting, after these thirteen years have passed, time will lead us to death, having diminished our lifespan.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतीक्षमाणान् (pratīkṣamāṇān) - us, who are waiting (the Pāṇḍavas) (those waiting, awaiting)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (personified as Death) (time, Death)

• नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Yudhiṣṭhira, depending on context) (O King)

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen (years) (thirteen)

• आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, from life

• अपचयम् (apacayam) - decrease, diminution, decay

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having caused (having done, having made, having caused)

• मरणाय (maraṇāya) - for death, to death

• उपनेष्यति (upaneṣyati) - will lead us to (death) (will lead to, will bring near)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतीक्षमाणान् (pratīkṣamāṇān) - us, who are waiting (the Pāṇḍavas) (those waiting, awaiting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pratīkṣamāṇa

pratīkṣamāṇa - waiting, expecting, looking for

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from `prati-√īkṣ`

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `naḥ` (us).

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time (personified as Death) (time, Death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, death, black

Note: Subject of `upaneṣyati`.

नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Direct object of `upaneṣyati`, also implied object of `pratīkṣamāṇān`.

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season

Note: Refers to the thirteen years of exile/incognito.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Yudhiṣṭhira, depending on context) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Addressed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or Yudhiṣṭhira if spoken by someone else like Bhīma).

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen (years) (thirteen)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'samāḥ'.

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, from life

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vital power, lifespan

Note: Governed by `apacayam`.

अपचयम् (apacayam) - decrease, diminution, decay

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apacaya

apacaya - decrease, diminution, decay, loss

Derived from `apa-√ci`

Prefix: apa

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of `kṛtvā`.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having caused (having done, having made, having caused)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects to `upaneṣyati`.

मरणाय (maraṇāya) - for death, to death

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - dying, death

Derived from root `mṛ` (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Purpose for which time will lead.

उपनेष्यति (upaneṣyati) - will lead us to (death) (will lead to, will bring near)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of upanī

Derived from `upa-√nī`

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)