महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-36

क्रमेण च पुनः सर्वे दिवसानि बहून्यपि ।
नोपावर्तन्त शकुना जातप्राणाः स्म ते यदा ॥३६॥

36. krameṇa ca punaḥ sarve divasāni bahūnyapi ,
nopāvartanta śakunā jātaprāṇāḥ sma te yadā.

36. krameṇa ca punaḥ sarve divasāni bahūni api na
upāvartanta śakunāḥ jāta-prāṇāḥ sma te yadā

36. krameṇa ca punaḥ te śakunāḥ sarve api bahūni
divasāni yadā jāta-prāṇāḥ (sma) na upāvartanta

36. And then, after some time, even though many days passed, all the birds, having acquired (new) life, did not return.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in due course, gradually, in time

• च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

• दिवसानि (divasāni) - days

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• न (na) - not, no

• उपावर्तन्त (upāvartanta) - they returned, they came back

• शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds

• जात-प्राणाः (jāta-prāṇāḥ) - having acquired life, whose life has arisen

• स्म (sma) - indeed, truly (particle indicating past tense)

• ते (te) - (the birds) (they, those)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

Words meanings and morphology

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in due course, gradually, in time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, course, manner

From root kram (to step, go) + suffix a.

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects this sentence to the previous events.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Emphasizes repetition or continuation.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun/adjective.

दिवसानि (divasāni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divasa

divasa - day

From div (heaven, day) + suffix -asa.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

Particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

उपावर्तन्त (upāvartanta) - they returned, they came back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of upa-ā-vṛt

Imperfect

3rd person plural imperfect Ātmanepada of vṛt with prefixes upa and ā.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuna

śakuna - bird, omen-bird

Note: Subject of upāvartanta.

जात-प्राणाः (jāta-prāṇāḥ) - having acquired life, whose life has arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta-prāṇa

jāta-prāṇa - having acquired life, having come to life, animated

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+prāṇa)

• jāta – born, produced, become, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born, produce).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air, living being
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-an (to breathe forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Predicative use, describing the state of the birds.

स्म (sma) - indeed, truly (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

ते (te) - (the birds) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause yadā ... jāta-prāṇāḥ sma.

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.