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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-187, verse-39

यावद्युगानां विप्रर्षे सहस्रपरिवर्तनम् ।
तावत्स्वपिमि विश्वात्मा सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥३९॥
39. yāvadyugānāṁ viprarṣe sahasraparivartanam ,
tāvatsvapimi viśvātmā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ.
39. yāvat yugānām viprarṣe sahasraparivartanam
tāvat svapimi viśvātman sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
39. O Brahmin-sage (viprarṣi), for as long as there is a thousand rotations of the cosmic ages (yuga), so long do I sleep—I who am the universal Self (viśvātman) and the great-grandfather of all worlds (Brahma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as, until)
  • युगानाम् (yugānām) - of the cosmic ages (yuga) (of the yugas/ages)
  • विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Brahmin-sage (viprarṣi) (O Brahmin-sage)
  • सहस्रपरिवर्तनम् (sahasraparivartanam) - a thousand rotations (a thousand revolutions/turnings)
  • तावत् (tāvat) - so long (for that duration) (so long, so much, for that duration)
  • स्वपिमि (svapimi) - I sleep
  • विश्वात्मन् (viśvātman) - the universal Self (viśvātman) (universal Self, universal soul)
  • सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) (grandfather of all worlds (Brahma))

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as, until)
(indeclinable)
युगानाम् (yugānām) - of the cosmic ages (yuga) (of the yugas/ages)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yuga
yuga - yuga, age, epoch, pair, yoke
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Indicates possession or 'among'.
विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O Brahmin-sage (viprarṣi) (O Brahmin-sage)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi
viprarṣi - a Brahmin-sage, a sage of priestly class
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)
  • vipra – Brahmin, learned, inspired
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vip (class 2)
  • ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ṛṣ (class 4)
Note: Addressing the interlocutor.
सहस्रपरिवर्तनम् (sahasraparivartanam) - a thousand rotations (a thousand revolutions/turnings)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasraparivartana
sahasraparivartana - a thousand cycles/revolutions, a period of a thousand transformations
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahasra+parivartana)
  • sahasra – a thousand
    numeral (neuter)
  • parivartana – turning, revolving, cycle, change, revolution
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn) with upasarga 'pari-'.
    Prefix: pari
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: The duration indicated by 'yāvat'.
तावत् (tāvat) - so long (for that duration) (so long, so much, for that duration)
(indeclinable)
स्वपिमि (svapimi) - I sleep
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of svap
Present Active Indicative
From root 'svap' (to sleep), 2nd class verb, Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha 2.15.
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: The verb's subject is 'aham' (I), referring to Nārāyaṇa.
विश्वात्मन् (viśvātman) - the universal Self (viśvātman) (universal Self, universal soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvātman
viśvātman - universal soul, the soul of the universe, cosmic Self
Compound type : tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya (viśva+ātman)
  • viśva – all, whole, universal
    adjective (neuter)
  • ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
Note: An epithet of the speaker, Nārāyaṇa.
सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather of all worlds (Brahma) (grandfather of all worlds (Brahma))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvalokapitāmaha
sarvalokapitāmaha - the great-grandfather of all worlds, a title for Brahmā
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+pitāmaha)
  • sarva – all, every
    adjective (neuter)
  • loka – world, realm
    noun (masculine)
    Root: loc (class 1)
  • pitāmaha – grandfather, great-father, Brahmā
    noun (masculine)
Note: An epithet of the speaker, Nārāyaṇa, in this context.