महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-41

एवमेते कुमाराणां मया प्रोक्ता महाग्रहाः ।
यावत्षोडश वर्षाणि अशिवास्ते शिवास्ततः ॥४१॥

41. evamete kumārāṇāṁ mayā proktā mahāgrahāḥ ,
yāvatṣoḍaśa varṣāṇi aśivāste śivāstataḥ.

41. evam ete kumārāṇām mayā proktā mahāgrahāḥ |
yāvat ṣoḍaśa varṣāṇi aśivāḥ te śivāḥ tataḥ

41. Thus, these great afflictions (mahāgraha) for boys have been declared by me. They are inauspicious for sixteen years; thereafter, they become auspicious.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

• एते (ete) - these, these ones

• कुमाराणाम् (kumārāṇām) - of the boys, of children, of youths

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, described, stated

• महाग्रहाः (mahāgrahāḥ) - major afflictions or malevolent planetary influences, often referring to spirits or diseases affecting children (great planets, great seizing entities, major afflictions/influences)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as, while

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (duration) (years, rain)

• अशिवाः (aśivāḥ) - inauspicious, unfavorable, malevolent, unlucky

• ते (te) - they, those

• शिवाः (śivāḥ) - auspicious, benevolent, favorable

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter, therefore

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these, these ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

कुमाराणाम् (kumārāṇām) - of the boys, of children, of youths

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, son, child, prince

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, described, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - declared, spoken, said, told, taught

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root vac (to speak) with the prefix pra and the suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

महाग्रहाः (mahāgrahāḥ) - major afflictions or malevolent planetary influences, often referring to spirits or diseases affecting children (great planets, great seizing entities, major afflictions/influences)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgraha

mahāgraha - great planet; great seizing entity, major evil spirit or affliction (mahāgraha)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+graha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large, eminent
  adjective
• graha – seizing, grasping, planet, evil spirit, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as, while

(indeclinable)

षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

(indeclinable)

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (duration) (years, rain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season, country, division of the earth

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Accusative plural indicating duration of time.

अशिवाः (aśivāḥ) - inauspicious, unfavorable, malevolent, unlucky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśiva

aśiva - inauspicious, unfavorable, malignant, not benevolent, unlucky

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śiva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śiva – auspicious, benevolent, propitious, Shiva (the deity)
  adjective (masculine)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they, those

शिवाः (śivāḥ) - auspicious, benevolent, favorable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, kind, Shiva (the deity)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter, therefore

(indeclinable)