महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-219, verse-56
यावत्सप्ततिवर्षाणि भवन्त्येते ग्रहा नृणाम् ।
अतः परं देहिनां तु ग्रहतुल्यो भवेज्ज्वरः ॥५६॥
अतः परं देहिनां तु ग्रहतुल्यो भवेज्ज्वरः ॥५६॥
56. yāvatsaptativarṣāṇi bhavantyete grahā nṛṇām ,
ataḥ paraṁ dehināṁ tu grahatulyo bhavejjvaraḥ.
ataḥ paraṁ dehināṁ tu grahatulyo bhavejjvaraḥ.
56.
yāvat saptativarṣāṇi bhavanti ete grahāḥ nṛṇām
ataḥ param dehinām tu grahatulyaḥ bhavet jvaraḥ
ataḥ param dehinām tu grahatulyaḥ bhavet jvaraḥ
56.
These `grahas` (afflictions) affect humans for up to seventy years. Beyond that, for embodied beings, fever itself becomes an affliction similar to a `graha`.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - up to (a certain age) (as long as, until, up to, to the extent that)
- सप्ततिवर्षाणि (saptativarṣāṇi) - seventy years
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - These (grahas) exist or manifest. (they are, they become, they exist)
- एते (ete) - Refers to the 'grahas'. (these (masculine/plural))
- ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - These afflictions or evil spirits. (seizures, demons, planetary influences, afflictions)
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people, of humans
- अतः (ataḥ) - After this point in time (i.e., after seventy years). (hence, from this, after this)
- परम् (param) - (Used with 'ataḥ') after. (beyond, after, further, supreme)
- देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures
- तु (tu) - Introducing a contrast or emphasis. (but, however, indeed)
- ग्रहतुल्यः (grahatulyaḥ) - An affliction comparable to a graha. (like a graha, similar to a graha)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - it becomes. (it may be, it should be, it would be, it becomes)
- ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever, passion, anguish
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - up to (a certain age) (as long as, until, up to, to the extent that)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
सप्ततिवर्षाणि (saptativarṣāṇi) - seventy years
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of saptativarṣa
saptativarṣa - seventy years
Compound of 'saptati' (seventy) and 'varṣa' (year).
Compound type : tatpurusha (saptati+varṣa)
- saptati – seventy
numeral (feminine) - varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
noun (neuter)
From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain).
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Acts adverbially here, indicating duration.
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - These (grahas) exist or manifest. (they are, they become, they exist)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root verb.
Root: bhū (class 1)
एते (ete) - Refers to the 'grahas'. (these (masculine/plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, this one
Demonstrative pronoun.
ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - These afflictions or evil spirits. (seizures, demons, planetary influences, afflictions)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of graha
graha - seizing, grasping, grasp, demon, evil spirit, planetary influence, organ of sense
From root 'grah' (to seize, grasp).
Root: grah (class 9)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people, of humans
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human being, person
अतः (ataḥ) - After this point in time (i.e., after seventy years). (hence, from this, after this)
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from 'idam' (this) and 'tas' suffix.
Note: Used with 'param' to mean 'after this'.
परम् (param) - (Used with 'ataḥ') after. (beyond, after, further, supreme)
(indeclinable)
Note: Accusative singular neuter of 'para', used adverbially.
देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin
dehin - embodied, existing, living being, individual soul
From 'deha' (body) with 'in' suffix.
तु (tu) - Introducing a contrast or emphasis. (but, however, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Particle.
ग्रहतुल्यः (grahatulyaḥ) - An affliction comparable to a graha. (like a graha, similar to a graha)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of grahatulya
grahatulya - like a graha, equal to a graha
Compound of 'graha' (affliction) and 'tulya' (similar).
Compound type : tatpurusha (graha+tulya)
- graha – seizure, demon, planetary influence, affliction
noun (masculine)
From root 'grah' (to seize, grasp).
Root: grah (class 9) - tulya – similar, equal, like
adjective (masculine)
भवेत् (bhavet) - it becomes. (it may be, it should be, it would be, it becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root verb.
Root: bhū (class 1)
ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever, passion, anguish
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvara
jvara - fever, heat, anguish, passion
From root 'jvar' (to be hot, to be sick).
Root: jvar (class 1)