महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
कलांशास्तात युज्यन्ते मुहूर्ताश्च दिनानि च ।
अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
kalāṁśāstāta yujyante muhūrtāśca dināni ca ,
ardhamāsāśca māsāśca nakṣatrāṇi grahāstathā.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca kalāṃśāḥ tāta yujyante muhūrtāḥ ca dināni
ca ardhamāsāḥ ca māsāḥ ca nakṣatrāṇi grahāḥ tathā

1. Bhīṣma said: 'My dear one, kalā-portions (fractions of time), muhūrtas (units of 48 minutes), days, half-months, months, constellations, and planets are all reckoned together.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कलांशाः (kalāṁśāḥ) - portions of kalā, fractions of time

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, my son

• युज्यन्ते (yujyante) - are joined, are connected, are reckoned

• मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - muhūrtas (units of time, approx. 48 minutes)

• च (ca) - and

• दिनानि (dināni) - days

• च (ca) - and

• अर्धमासाः (ardhamāsāḥ) - half-months, fortnights

• च (ca) - and

• मासाः (māsāḥ) - months

• च (ca) - and

• नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations, lunar mansions

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, also, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper noun)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कलांशाः (kalāṁśāḥ) - portions of kalā, fractions of time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalāṃśa

kalāṁśa - portion of a kalā (unit of time)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, my son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son (term of address)

युज्यन्ते (yujyante) - are joined, are connected, are reckoned

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

present passive

From root `√yuj` (to join), passive stem `yujyate`

Root: yuj (class 7)

मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - muhūrtas (units of time, approx. 48 minutes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muhūrta

muhūrta - a unit of time (1/30 of a day), moment

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दिनानि (dināni) - days

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अर्धमासाः (ardhamāsāḥ) - half-months, fortnights

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ardhamāsa

ardhamāsa - half-month, fortnight

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मासाः (māsāḥ) - months

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations, lunar mansions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, seizer

तथा (tathā) - likewise, also, in that manner

(indeclinable)