महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-29, verse-6

पुंश्चलः पापयोनिर्वा यः कश्चिदिह लक्ष्यते ।
स तस्यामेव सुचिरं मतङ्ग परिवर्तते ॥६॥

6. puṁścalaḥ pāpayonirvā yaḥ kaścidiha lakṣyate ,
sa tasyāmeva suciraṁ mataṅga parivartate.

6. puṃścalaḥ pāpayoniḥ vā yaḥ kaścit iha lakṣyate
sa tasyām eva suciram mataṅga parivartate

6. mataṅga yaḥ kaścit iha puṃścalaḥ vā pāpayoniḥ lakṣyate,
sa tasyām eva suciram parivartate

6. O Mataṅga, whoever is observed in this world to be a man of loose morals or of sinful origin, he indeed remains in that very (low) species for a very long time.

Words meanings summery:

• पुंश्चलः (puṁścalaḥ) - a man of loose morals (a man of loose morals, lecherous person, rogue)

• पापयोनिः (pāpayoniḥ) - of sinful origin (of sinful origin, born in a low family/species)

• वा (vā) - or

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed (is seen, is observed, is marked)

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (species/womb) (in that, in her)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• मतङ्ग (mataṅga) - O sage Mataṅga (O Mataṅga)

• परिवर्तते (parivartate) - remains, continues to exist (revolves, turns, transmigrates, continues)

Words meanings and morphology

पुंश्चलः (puṁścalaḥ) - a man of loose morals (a man of loose morals, lecherous person, rogue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṃścala

puṁścala - a man of loose morals, lecherous person, rogue (often used for males; puṃścalī for females meaning prostitute)

पापयोनिः (pāpayoniḥ) - of sinful origin (of sinful origin, born in a low family/species)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpayoni

pāpayoni - of sinful origin, born in a low or evil species/family

Compound: pāpa (sin) + yoni (origin/womb).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+yoni)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, birth, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Refers to yaḥ kaścit

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects alternatives

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

Relative pronoun.

Note: Part of yaḥ kaścit

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, whoever

Indefinite pronoun formed from kim (who) + cit (a particle).

Note: Part of yaḥ kaścit

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed (is seen, is observed, is marked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice of √lakṣ (class 10/1).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (species/womb) (in that, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(indeclinable)

Compound: su (good, very) + cira (long time). Used here adverbially.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, ancient
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

मतङ्ग (mataṅga) - O sage Mataṅga (O Mataṅga)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mataṅga

mataṅga - a proper name, name of a sage

परिवर्तते (parivartate) - remains, continues to exist (revolves, turns, transmigrates, continues)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice of √vṛt (class 1) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)