महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-78, verse-27

यावन्ति लोमानि भवन्ति धेन्वास्तावन्ति वर्षाणि महीयते सः ।
स्वर्गाच्च्युतश्चापि ततो नृलोके कुले समुत्पत्स्यति गोमिनां सः ॥२७॥

27. yāvanti lomāni bhavanti dhenvā;stāvanti varṣāṇi mahīyate saḥ ,
svargāccyutaścāpi tato nṛloke; kule samutpatsyati gomināṁ saḥ.

27. yāvanti lomāni bhavanti dhenvāḥ
tāvanti varṣāṇi mahīyate saḥ
svargāt cyutaḥ ca api tataḥ nṛloke
kule samutpatsyati gominām saḥ

27. dhenvāḥ yāvanti lomāni bhavanti
saḥ tāvanti varṣāṇi mahīyate
saḥ svargāt cyutaḥ ca api tataḥ
nṛloke gominām kule samutpatsyati

27. For as many years as there are hairs on a cow, so long is he glorified. Even after descending from heaven, he will subsequently be born in the human world into a family of wealthy people (gominām).

Words meanings summery:

• यावन्ति (yāvanti) - as many as, as numerous as

• लोमानि (lomāni) - hairs, furs

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, exist

• धेन्वाः (dhenvāḥ) - of a cow

• तावन्ति (tāvanti) - so many, so numerous

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years, rainy seasons

• महीयते (mahīyate) - he is exalted, he is honored, he is glorified

• सः (saḥ) - he

• स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven

• च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, descended

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• नृलोके (nṛloke) - in the human world

• कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage

• समुत्पत्स्यति (samutpatsyati) - he will be born, he will arise

• गोमिनाम् (gominām) - of cow-owners, of wealthy people (literally, 'those having cows')

• सः (saḥ) - he

Words meanings and morphology

यावन्ति (yāvanti) - as many as, as numerous as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as many as, as long as

Note: Pronominal adjective, agrees with 'lomāni'.

लोमानि (lomāni) - hairs, furs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of loman

loman - hair, fur, wool

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

धेन्वाः (dhenvāḥ) - of a cow

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - a milch cow, a cow

Note: Could also be ablative singular. Context indicates genitive.

तावन्ति (tāvanti) - so many, so numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tāvat

tāvat - so much, so many, so long

Note: Pronominal adjective, agrees with 'varṣāṇi'.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years, rainy seasons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - a year, a rain, the rainy season

महीयते (mahīyate) - he is exalted, he is honored, he is glorified

(verb)

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

Denominative verb

Derived from 'mahat' (great) or root MAH (to worship, be great). Used in the middle voice.

Root: mah

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode

च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root CYU (to move, to fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial indeclinable.

नृलोके (nṛloke) - in the human world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛloka

nṛloka - the human world, world of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+loka)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community

समुत्पत्स्यति (samutpatsyati) - he will be born, he will arise

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of samutpad

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Compound verb with two prefixes.

गोमिनाम् (gominām) - of cow-owners, of wealthy people (literally, 'those having cows')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gomin

gomin - owner of cattle, wealthy person, chief

Derived from 'go' (cow) with possessive suffix '-in'

Note: Describes the family (kule).

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.