महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-268, verse-7

यथैव शृङ्गं गोः काले वर्धमानस्य वर्धते ।
तथैव तृष्णा वित्तेन वर्धमानेन वर्धते ॥७॥

7. yathaiva śṛṅgaṁ goḥ kāle vardhamānasya vardhate ,
tathaiva tṛṣṇā vittena vardhamānena vardhate.

7. yathā eva śṛṅgam goḥ kāle vardhamānasya vardhate
tathā eva tṛṣṇā vittena vardhamānena vardhate

7. yathā eva kāle vardhamānasya goḥ śṛṅgam vardhate
tathā eva vardhamānena vittena tṛṣṇā vardhate

7. Just as the horn of a growing cow expands with time, so too does craving (tṛṣṇā) expand with increasing wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - horn

• गोः (goḥ) - of a cow

• काले (kāle) - in time, over time

• वर्धमानस्य (vardhamānasya) - referring to the cow (of one who is growing, of a growing one)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire

• वित्तेन (vittena) - by wealth, by possession

• वर्धमानेन (vardhamānena) - modifies 'vittena' (by wealth) (by (that which is) growing, by increasing)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - horn

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, extremity

गोः (goḥ) - of a cow

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

काले (kāle) - in time, over time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time, death

वर्धमानस्य (vardhamānasya) - referring to the cow (of one who is growing, of a growing one)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vardhamāna

vardhamāna - growing, increasing, thriving

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root vṛdh (to grow) with the present middle participle suffix.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

वित्तेन (vittena) - by wealth, by possession

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, possession, substance

Past Passive Participle (from vid to find)

Root: vid (class 6)

वर्धमानेन (vardhamānena) - modifies 'vittena' (by wealth) (by (that which is) growing, by increasing)

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vardhamāna

vardhamāna - growing, increasing, thriving

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root vṛdh (to grow) with the present middle participle suffix.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)