महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-109, verse-61

यावन्ति रोमकूपाणि तस्य गात्रेषु पाण्डव ।
तावन्त्येव सहस्राणि वर्षाणां दिवि मोदते ॥६१॥

61. yāvanti romakūpāṇi tasya gātreṣu pāṇḍava ,
tāvantyeva sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṁ divi modate.

61. yāvantī roma-kūpāṇi tasya gātreṣu pāṇḍava
tāvantī eva sahasrāṇi varṣāṇām divi modate

61. pāṇḍava tasya gātreṣu yāvantī roma-kūpāṇi
tāvantī eva sahasrāṇi varṣāṇām divi modate

61. O Pāṇḍava, that man rejoices in heaven for as many thousands of years as there are hair-pores on his body.

Words meanings summery:

• यावन्ती (yāvantī) - as many, as numerous as

• रोम-कूपाणि (roma-kūpāṇi) - hair-pores, body hairs

• तस्य (tasya) - of the man mentioned in previous verses (his, of that)

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - addressing Arjuna or another Pāṇḍava prince (O son of Pāṇḍu, O descendant of Pāṇḍu)

• तावन्ती (tāvantī) - so many, so numerous

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the exact quantity (only, just, indeed, merely)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• मोदते (modate) - he rejoices, he delights, he is glad

Words meanings and morphology

यावन्ती (yāvantī) - as many, as numerous as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yāvat

yāvat - as many, as much, as long as

Note: Agrees with 'roma-kūpāṇi'.

रोम-कूपाणि (roma-kūpāṇi) - hair-pores, body hairs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of roma-kūpa

roma-kūpa - hair-pore

Tatpurusha compound: roman (hair) + kūpa (hole, pore)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (roman+kūpa)

• roman – hair (on the body)
  noun (neuter)
• kūpa – well, hole, cavity, pore
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.

तस्य (tasya) - of the man mentioned in previous verses (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to 'naraḥ'.

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

Note: Locative plural, indicating location.

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - addressing Arjuna or another Pāṇḍava prince (O son of Pāṇḍu, O descendant of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Derived from Pāṇḍu with suffix -a

Note: Term of address.

तावन्ती (tāvantī) - so many, so numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tāvat

tāvat - so many, so much, so long

Note: Agrees with 'sahasrāṇi'.

एव (eva) - emphasizing the exact quantity (only, just, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Refers to 'thousands of years'.

वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain

Note: Genitive of measure, 'thousands of years'.

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Locative of place.

मोदते (modate) - he rejoices, he delights, he is glad

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mud

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Middle voice (ātmanepada) verb. Subject is 'sa naraḥ' (that man).