महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-3

अल्पावशिष्टं कालस्य गतभूयिष्ठमन्ततः ।
तेषामज्ञातचर्यायामस्मिन्वर्षे त्रयोदशे ॥३॥

3. alpāvaśiṣṭaṁ kālasya gatabhūyiṣṭhamantataḥ ,
teṣāmajñātacaryāyāmasminvarṣe trayodaśe.

3. alpa avaśiṣṭam kālasya gata bhūyiṣṭham antataḥ
teṣām ajñātacaryāyām asmin varṣe trayodaśe

3. In this thirteenth year of their incognito (ajñātacaryā) period, only a small portion of the time remains, as the greater part has already passed.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्प (alpa) - little, small, few

• अवशिष्टम् (avaśiṣṭam) - remaining, left over

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time, of the appointed time

• गत (gata) - gone, passed

• भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - the greatest part, most, for the most part

• अन्ततः (antataḥ) - finally, completely, thoroughly

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of them, their)

• अज्ञातचर्यायाम् (ajñātacaryāyām) - in the incognito life, in the period of unknown dwelling

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• वर्षे (varṣe) - in the year

• त्रयोदशे (trayodaśe) - in the thirteenth

Words meanings and morphology

अल्प (alpa) - little, small, few

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - little, small, few

Note: Forms a compound with avaśiṣṭam.

अवशिष्टम् (avaśiṣṭam) - remaining, left over

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaśiṣṭa

avaśiṣṭa - remaining, left over, residue

Past Passive Participle

From √śiṣ with upasarga ava, Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: The compound alpāvaśiṣṭam means "only a small part remaining".

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time, of the appointed time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, appointed time, season

गत (gata) - gone, passed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, passed

Past Passive Participle

From √gam, Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound with bhūyiṣṭham.

भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - the greatest part, most, for the most part

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūyiṣṭha

bhūyiṣṭha - most, greatest, largest part

Superlative of bahu 'much'

Note: The compound gatabhūyiṣṭham means "the greater part having gone/passed".

अन्ततः (antataḥ) - finally, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Note: Also qualifies 'gata bhūyiṣṭham' meaning 'has completely passed'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

अज्ञातचर्यायाम् (ajñātacaryāyām) - in the incognito life, in the period of unknown dwelling

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ajñātacaryā

ajñātacaryā - unknown residence, incognito life, living unrecognized

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+jñāta+caryā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jñāta – known, recognized
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √jñā, Past Passive Participle
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• caryā – course, conduct, wandering, living
  noun (feminine)
  From √car 'to move, to wander'
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Literally "in their unknown wandering".

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Agrees with varṣe.

वर्षे (varṣe) - in the year

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

त्रयोदशे (trayodaśe) - in the thirteenth

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of trayodaśa

trayodaśa - thirteenth

Note: Agrees with varṣe.