महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-9, verse-20

स विचिन्त्य महाराज पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वचः ।
असंशयं सूतपुत्र कालः संक्षिपते जगत् ।
सृजते च पुनः सर्वं नेह विद्यति शाश्वतम् ॥२०॥

20. sa vicintya mahārāja punarevābravīdvacaḥ ,
asaṁśayaṁ sūtaputra kālaḥ saṁkṣipate jagat ,
sṛjate ca punaḥ sarvaṁ neha vidyati śāśvatam.

20. saḥ vicintya mahārāja punaḥ eva
abravīt vacaḥ | asaṃśayam sūtaputra
kālaḥ saṃkṣipate jagat | sṛjate ca
punaḥ sarvam na iha vidyati śāśvatam

20. mahārāja,
saḥ vicintya punaḥ eva vacaḥ abravīt.
sūtaputra,
asaṃśayam kālaḥ jagat saṃkṣipate,
ca punaḥ sarvam sṛjate.
iha śāśvatam na vidyati.

20. Having reflected, O great king, he spoke again: "O son of Sūta, undoubtedly, Time (kāla) contracts the world, and again creates all. Nothing here is eternal."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He, that

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - Having reflected, having considered

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya) (O great king)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, once more, further

• एव (eva) - Indeed, certainly, only

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Spoke, said

• वचः (vacaḥ) - Word, speech, statement

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - Undoubtedly, without doubt

• सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O Sañjaya (addressed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O son of a charioteer)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - The cosmic principle of Time, often personified as a destroyer (Time, period)

• संक्षिपते (saṁkṣipate) - Brings to an end, destroys (Contracts, destroys, summarizes)

• जगत् (jagat) - The entire manifest creation (World, universe, moving)

• सृजते (sṛjate) - Creates, produces

• च (ca) - And, also

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, once more, further

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - The entire world/universe (All, everything)

• न (na) - Not, no

• इह (iha) - Here, in this world

• विद्यति (vidyati) - Exists, is found

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - Eternal, perpetual

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - Having reflected, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from vi + cint (to think) with suffix -ya (after upasarga).

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Precedes the main verb 'abravīt'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, prince
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dhṛtarāṣṭra is addressed by Sañjaya here.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, once more, further

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'abravīt'.

एव (eva) - Indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'brū' is irregular.

Root: brū (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - Word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - Undoubtedly, without doubt

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam + śī (to lie, doubt).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O Sañjaya (addressed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O son of a charioteer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: A common address for Sañjaya.

कालः (kālaḥ) - The cosmic principle of Time, often personified as a destroyer (Time, period)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, black, death

Note: Subject of 'saṃkṣipate' and 'sṛjate'.

संक्षिपते (saṁkṣipate) - Brings to an end, destroys (Contracts, destroys, summarizes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of saṃkṣip

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada. From sam + kṣip.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

जगत् (jagat) - The entire manifest creation (World, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go). Used as a noun here.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'saṃkṣipate'.

सृजते (sṛjate) - Creates, produces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of sṛj

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada. Root sṛj.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

च (ca) - And, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, once more, further

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'sṛjate'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - The entire world/universe (All, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Object of 'sṛjate'.

न (na) - Not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'vidyati'.

इह (iha) - Here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current existence or realm.

विद्यति (vidyati) - Exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. From root vid (to exist), class 4.

Root: vid (class 4)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - Eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, everlasting

Note: Qualifies an implied subject, 'anything' or 'that which is'. Functions as a predicate nominative with 'na vidyati'.