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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-299, verse-14

त्रीणि कल्पसहस्राणि एतेषामहरुच्यते ।
रात्रिरेतावती चैव मनसश्च नराधिप ॥१४॥
14. trīṇi kalpasahasrāṇi eteṣāmaharucyate ,
rātriretāvatī caiva manasaśca narādhipa.
14. trīṇi kalpasahasrāṇi eteṣām ahaḥ ucyate |
rātriḥ etāvatī ca eva manasaḥ ca narādhipa
14. narādhipa eteṣām trīṇi kalpasahasrāṇi ahaḥ
ucyate rātriḥ ca etāvatī eva ca manasaḥ (api)
14. O King of men, for these (beings), a day is said to be three thousand cosmic ages (kalpas), and their night is of the same duration. This also holds true for the mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
  • कल्पसहस्राणि (kalpasahasrāṇi) - thousands of kalpas (cosmic ages)
  • एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these, for these
  • अहः (ahaḥ) - day
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called
  • रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
  • एतावती (etāvatī) - of this much duration, so long, equally long
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
  • (ca) - and, also
  • नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men

Words meanings and morphology

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tri
tri - three
कल्पसहस्राणि (kalpasahasrāṇi) - thousands of kalpas (cosmic ages)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kalpasahasra
kalpasahasra - a thousand kalpas, a thousand cosmic ages
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kalpa+sahasra)
  • kalpa – a cosmic age, aeon, rule, law
    noun (masculine)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these, for these
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
अहः (ahaḥ) - day
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahan
ahan - day
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
एतावती (etāvatī) - of this much duration, so long, equally long
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etāvat
etāvat - so much, so many, of such a measure
Note: Agrees with 'rātriḥ'
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa
narādhipa - king of men, ruler of men
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – lord, ruler, master
    noun (masculine)