महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-5

कालोऽयं पुत्ररूपेण तव जातो विशां पते ।
न वधः पूज्यते वेदे हितं नैतत्कथंचन ॥५॥

5. kālo'yaṁ putrarūpeṇa tava jāto viśāṁ pate ,
na vadhaḥ pūjyate vede hitaṁ naitatkathaṁcana.

5. kālaḥ ayam putrarūpeṇa tava jātaḥ viśām pate na
vadhaḥ pūjyate vede hitam na etat kathaṃcana

5. viśām pate ayam kālaḥ putrarūpeṇa tava jātaḥ
vadhaḥ vede na pūjyate etat kathaṃcana na hitam

5. This very time (or destiny) has been born in the form of your son, O lord of the people. Killing is not revered in the Veda, nor is this beneficial in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, destiny (time, fate, death)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• पुत्ररूपेण (putrarūpeṇa) - in the form of a son, by means of the form of a son

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced, become

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• न (na) - not, no

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaughter, destruction

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored, is revered, is worshipped

• वेदे (vede) - in the Veda, in the scripture

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare, well-being

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

Words meanings and morphology

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, destiny (time, fate, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, death, fate, destiny

Root: kal (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

पुत्ररूपेण (putrarūpeṇa) - in the form of a son, by means of the form of a son

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of putrarūpa

putrarūpa - form of a son

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+rūpa)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions as a predicate here.

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, commonalty

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaughter, destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, striking, destruction

Root: vadh (class 1)

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored, is revered, is worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

वेदे (vede) - in the Veda, in the scripture

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

Root: vid (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare, well-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, advantageous, welfare

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, hold), meaning 'placed, suitable, good'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Functions as a noun here meaning 'the beneficial thing'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the act of killing mentioned.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)