महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-18, verse-59
यावन्त्यस्य शरीरेषु रोमकूपाणि भारत ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गे वसति मानवः ॥५९॥
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गे वसति मानवः ॥५९॥
59. yāvantyasya śarīreṣu romakūpāṇi bhārata ,
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svarge vasati mānavaḥ.
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svarge vasati mānavaḥ.
59.
yāvantī asya śarīreṣu romakūpāṇi bhārata
tāvat varṣasahasrāṇi svarge vasati mānavaḥ
tāvat varṣasahasrāṇi svarge vasati mānavaḥ
59.
O Bhārata, a human being dwells in heaven for as many thousands of years as there are hair-pores on their body.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावन्ती (yāvantī) - as many as, as much as
- अस्य (asya) - his, its, of this
- शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in the bodies
- रोमकूपाणि (romakūpāṇi) - hair-pores, pores of the skin
- भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata
- तावत् (tāvat) - so many, so much
- वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years
- स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven
- वसति (vasati) - dwells, resides, lives
- मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, man
Words meanings and morphology
यावन्ती (yāvantī) - as many as, as much as
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yāvat
yāvat - as much as, as many as, as long as
Note: Corresponds to 'tāvat'
अस्य (asya) - his, its, of this
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'mānavaḥ'
शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in the bodies
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra
śarīra - body, physical form
रोमकूपाणि (romakūpāṇi) - hair-pores, pores of the skin
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of romakūpa
romakūpa - hair-pore, pore of the skin
Compound type : tatpurusha (roman+kūpa)
- roman – hair
noun (neuter) - kūpa – well, pit, hole, pore
noun (masculine)
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name for Arjuna or Dhritarashtra
Note: Addressed to a person from the Bhārata lineage.
तावत् (tāvat) - so many, so much
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of tāvat
tāvat - so much, so many, so long
Note: Correlative to 'yāvat'
वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣasahasra
varṣasahasra - thousand years
Compound type : dvigu (varṣa+sahasra)
- varṣa – year
noun (neuter) - sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter)
Note: Denotes duration of time
स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svarga
svarga - heaven, celestial world
वसति (vasati) - dwells, resides, lives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas
Root: vas (class 1)
मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava
mānava - human being, man, descendant of Manu