महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-56, verse-27

ह्रस्वेन चैते आमुक्ते भवतो ह्रस्वके तदा ।
अनुरूपेण चामुक्ते तत्प्रमाणे हि जायतः ॥२७॥

27. hrasvena caite āmukte bhavato hrasvake tadā ,
anurūpeṇa cāmukte tatpramāṇe hi jāyataḥ.

27. hrasvena ca ete āmukte bhavataḥ hrasvake tadā
| anurūpeṇa ca āmukte tatpramāṇe hi jāyataḥ

27. ca ete hrasvena āmukte tadā hrasvake bhavataḥ
ca anurūpeṇa āmukte hi tatpramāṇe jāyataḥ

27. And these (earrings), when worn by a short person, become short then. And when worn by a person of suitable stature, they indeed become of that original size.

Words meanings summery:

• ह्रस्वेन (hrasvena) - by a short person (or a small ear) (by the short one, by the small one)

• च (ca) - and

• एते (ete) - these two earrings (these two)

• आमुक्ते (āmukte) - when worn, having been put on

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - they become, they are

• ह्रस्वके (hrasvake) - short, small (dually)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अनुरूपेण (anurūpeṇa) - by a person of suitable stature (or a suitable ear) (by a suitable one, by an appropriate one)

• च (ca) - and

• आमुक्ते (āmukte) - when worn, having been put on

• तत्प्रमाणे (tatpramāṇe) - of their original size (of that measure, of that size (dually))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• जायतः (jāyataḥ) - they are born, they become

Words meanings and morphology

ह्रस्वेन (hrasvena) - by a short person (or a small ear) (by the short one, by the small one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of hrasva

hrasva - short, small, little, dwarfish, brief

Note: Refers to the wearer or the ear.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these two earrings (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the earrings.

आमुक्ते (āmukte) - when worn, having been put on

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of āmukta

āmukta - put on, worn, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (to release) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used predicatively with `bhavataḥ` in a conditional sense.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - they become, they are

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Dual subject implies dual verb form.

ह्रस्वके (hrasvake) - short, small (dually)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of hrasvaka

hrasvaka - short, small (diminutive of hrasva)

Diminutive suffix -ka.

Note: Predicate adjective for 'ete'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' + 'dā' (temporal suffix).

अनुरूपेण (anurūpeṇa) - by a person of suitable stature (or a suitable ear) (by a suitable one, by an appropriate one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, conformable, appropriate, like

Note: Refers to the wearer or the ear.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आमुक्ते (āmukte) - when worn, having been put on

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of āmukta

āmukta - put on, worn, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (to release) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used predicatively with `jāyataḥ` in a conditional sense.

तत्प्रमाणे (tatpramāṇe) - of their original size (of that measure, of that size (dually))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tatpramāṇa

tatpramāṇa - of that measure, of that size

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+pramāṇa)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• pramāṇa – measure, standard, proof, size
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'jāyataḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

जायतः (jāyataḥ) - they are born, they become

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Indicative (Passive/Middle)

Root √jan (class 4) in middle voice.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Dual subject implies dual verb form.