महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-195, verse-11

यावत्कीर्तिर्मनुष्यस्य न प्रणश्यति कौरव ।
तावज्जीवति गान्धारे नष्टकीर्तिस्तु नश्यति ॥११॥

11. yāvatkīrtirmanuṣyasya na praṇaśyati kaurava ,
tāvajjīvati gāndhāre naṣṭakīrtistu naśyati.

11. yāvat kīrtiḥ manuṣyasya na praṇaśyati kaurava
tāvat jīvati gāndhāre naṣṭakīrtiḥ tu naśyati

11. O Kaurava, as long as a man's fame does not perish, he lives. But, O Gandhari, one whose fame is destroyed, perishes.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, reputation, renown

• मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a man, of a human being

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, to that extent

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists

• गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Gandhari

• नष्टकीर्तिः (naṣṭakīrtiḥ) - one whose fame is destroyed, one who has lost reputation

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

(indeclinable)

Derived from relative pronoun ya- + suffix -vat

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, reputation, renown

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation, renown

From root √kīrt (to mention, proclaim)

Root: kīrt

मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a man, of a human being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of praṇaś

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru lineage

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, to that extent

(indeclinable)

Correlative of yāvat

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Gandhari

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gandhari (name of Dhritarashtra's wife and mother of the Kauravas)

Note: Vocative singular form of Gāndhārī

नष्टकीर्तिः (naṣṭakīrtiḥ) - one whose fame is destroyed, one who has lost reputation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭakīrti

naṣṭakīrti - one whose fame/reputation is destroyed or lost

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+kīrti)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √naś (to perish, be lost)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to 'manuṣya' implied earlier in the verse.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)