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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-110, verse-20

नातिप्रज्ञोऽसि विप्रर्षे योऽऽत्मानं त्यक्तुमिच्छसि ।
न चापि कृत्रिमः कालः कालो हि परमेश्वरः ॥२०॥
20. nātiprajño'si viprarṣe yo''tmānaṁ tyaktumicchasi ,
na cāpi kṛtrimaḥ kālaḥ kālo hi parameśvaraḥ.
20. na atiprajñaḥ asi viprarṣe yaḥ ātmānam tyaktum
icchasi na ca api kṛtrimaḥ kālaḥ kālaḥ hi parameśvaraḥ
20. O Brahmin sage, you are not truly wise if you wish to abandon your self (ātman). Time (kāla) is not artificial; for Time (kāla) is indeed the Supreme Lord (parameśvara).

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • अतिप्रज्ञः (atiprajñaḥ) - very wise, exceedingly wise
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Gālava (who is a Brahmin sage) (O Brahmin sage)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, oneself
  • त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up
  • इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • कृत्रिमः (kṛtrimaḥ) - artificial, made, factitious, not natural
  • कालः (kālaḥ) - cosmic Time (kāla) (time, destiny, death)
  • कालः (kālaḥ) - cosmic Time (kāla) (time, destiny, death)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
  • परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - the Supreme Lord (parameśvara), referring to a cosmic divine power (the Supreme Lord)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अतिप्रज्ञः (atiprajñaḥ) - very wise, exceedingly wise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atiprajña
atiprajña - very wise, exceedingly intelligent
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+prajñā)
  • ati – over, beyond, exceeding
    indeclinable
  • prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, discernment
    noun (feminine)
Note: Lit. 'one with great wisdom'.
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Gālava (who is a Brahmin sage) (O Brahmin sage)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi
viprarṣi - Brahmin sage
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+ṛṣi)
  • vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
    noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣi – sage, seer
    noun (masculine)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'you' (Gālava).
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, oneself
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, personal being
Note: Refers to Gālava's own self.
त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up
(indeclinable)
infinitive
from root tyaj- (to abandon)
Root: tyaj (class 1)
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
कृत्रिमः (kṛtrimaḥ) - artificial, made, factitious, not natural
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtrima
kṛtrima - artificial, factitious, made, acquired, adopted, not natural
from root kṛ- (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कालः (kālaḥ) - cosmic Time (kāla) (time, destiny, death)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death
कालः (kālaḥ) - cosmic Time (kāla) (time, destiny, death)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle, or causal.
परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - the Supreme Lord (parameśvara), referring to a cosmic divine power (the Supreme Lord)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parameśvara
parameśvara - Supreme Lord, highest ruler, a title of Śiva or Viṣṇu
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+īśvara)
  • parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
    adjective (masculine)
  • īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
    noun (masculine)