महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-2

पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वाक्यं कालवादी महातपाः ।
असंशयं पार्थिवेन्द्र कालः संक्षिपते जगत् ॥२॥

2. punarevābravīdvākyaṁ kālavādī mahātapāḥ ,
asaṁśayaṁ pārthivendra kālaḥ saṁkṣipate jagat.

2. punar eva abravīt vākyam kālavādī mahātapaḥ
asaṃśayam pārthivendra kālaḥ saṃkṣipate jagat

2. mahātapaḥ kālavādī punar eva vākyam abravīt
pārthivendra asaṃśayam kālaḥ jagat saṃkṣipate

2. Again, the great ascetic (tapasvin), who spoke about the power of time, uttered these words: 'O chief of kings, undoubtedly, Time consumes the universe.'

Words meanings summery:

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - uttered (words) (said, spoke)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words, this statement (word, speech, statement)

• कालवादी (kālavādī) - one who spoke about the power of time (one who advocates the power of time, speaker on time)

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - The sage Vidura (great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas))

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly, undoubtedly

• पार्थिवेन्द्र (pārthivendra) - Vocative, addressed by Vidura to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O chief of kings, O lord of rulers)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time as a destructive force. (time, fate, death)

• संक्षिपते (saṁkṣipate) - consumes, annihilates (draws together, contracts, destroys, consumes)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, all that moves

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the repetition.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - uttered (words) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd singular active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words, this statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

कालवादी (kālavādī) - one who spoke about the power of time (one who advocates the power of time, speaker on time)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālavādin

kālavādin - advocate of time's power, speaker on time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+vādin)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• vādin – speaker, advocate
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from √vad 'to speak'
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahātapaḥ'.

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - The sage Vidura (great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tapas)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual fervor (tapas)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

पार्थिवेन्द्र (pārthivendra) - Vocative, addressed by Vidura to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O chief of kings, O lord of rulers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivendra

pārthivendra - chief of kings, lord of rulers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+indra)

• pārthiva – king, ruler, earthly
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time as a destructive force. (time, fate, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, fate, death

Note: Subject of 'saṃkṣipate'.

संक्षिपते (saṁkṣipate) - consumes, annihilates (draws together, contracts, destroys, consumes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṣip

Present Middle

Present 3rd singular middle of √kṣip with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, all that moves

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Note: Object of 'saṃkṣipate'.