महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-148, verse-7

भूमिर्नद्यो नगाः शैलाः सिद्धा देवा महर्षयः ।
कालं समनुवर्तन्ते यथा भावा युगे युगे ।
बलवर्ष्मप्रभावा हि प्रहीयन्त्युद्भवन्ति च ॥७॥

7. bhūmirnadyo nagāḥ śailāḥ siddhā devā maharṣayaḥ ,
kālaṁ samanuvartante yathā bhāvā yuge yuge ,
balavarṣmaprabhāvā hi prahīyantyudbhavanti ca.

7. bhūmiḥ nadyaḥ nagāḥ śailāḥ siddhāḥ
devāḥ maharṣayaḥ kālam samanuvarante
yathā bhāvāḥ yuge yuge balavarṣmaprabhāvāḥ
hi prahīyanti udbhavanti ca

7. The earth, rivers, trees, mountains, perfected beings (siddha), gods, and great sages (maharṣi)—all follow the course of time (kāla), just as all entities (bhāva) arise and decline in every age (yuga). For indeed, their strength, physical forms, and influence (prabhāva) diminish and re-emerge.

Words meanings summery:

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground, land

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

• नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees (distinguished from mountains which follow) (trees, mountains (not moving))

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

• सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings (siddha), accomplished ones

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣi)

• कालम् (kālam) - time (kāla), course of time

• समनुवर्तन्ते (samanuvartante) - they follow, they conform to, they abide by

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - beings, entities, existences

• युगे (yuge) - in an age (yuga), in an era

• युगे (yuge) - in every age (repetition emphasizes 'every') (in an age (yuga), in an era)

• बलवर्ष्मप्रभावाः (balavarṣmaprabhāvāḥ) - powers of strength, body, and influence

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• प्रहीयन्ति (prahīyanti) - they diminish, they waste away, they are lost

• उद्भवन्ति (udbhavanti) - they arise, they originate, they spring up

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees (distinguished from mountains which follow) (trees, mountains (not moving))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree (lit. 'that which does not move')

Compound 'na-ga' (not-going)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+ga)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

From 'śilā' (rock) or 'śilā' (summit)

सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings (siddha), accomplished ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - perfected, accomplished, successful; a class of semi-divine beings

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sidh' (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sidh (class 1)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

कालम् (kālam) - time (kāla), course of time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time (kāla), period, season, age, death

समनुवर्तन्ते (samanuvartante) - they follow, they conform to, they abide by

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of samanuvart

Present Tense

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - beings, entities, existences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, sentiment, entity

From root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

युगे (yuge) - in an age (yuga), in an era

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuga

yuga - age (yuga), era, epoch, yoke

युगे (yuge) - in every age (repetition emphasizes 'every') (in an age (yuga), in an era)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuga

yuga - age (yuga), era, epoch, yoke

बलवर्ष्मप्रभावाः (balavarṣmaprabhāvāḥ) - powers of strength, body, and influence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavarṣmaprabhāva

balavarṣmaprabhāva - strength of body and influence, powers of might, form, and splendor

Compound type : dvandva (bala+varṣman+prabhāva)

• bala – strength, power, might, force
  noun (neuter)
• varṣman – body, form, height, summit, strength
  noun (neuter)
• prabhāva – power, might, influence (prabhāva), splendor, dignity
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

प्रहीयन्ति (prahīyanti) - they diminish, they waste away, they are lost

(verb)

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

Present Tense

From root 'hā' (to abandon, to go, to fail) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Often used in passive voice with similar meaning ('prahīyate'). Here active implies 'they themselves diminish'.

उद्भवन्ति (udbhavanti) - they arise, they originate, they spring up

(verb)

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

Present Tense

From root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)