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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-56

यावत्सप्ततिवर्षाणि भवन्त्येते ग्रहा नृणाम् ।
अतः परं देहिनां तु ग्रहतुल्यो भवेज्ज्वरः ॥५६॥
56. yāvatsaptativarṣāṇi bhavantyete grahā nṛṇām ,
ataḥ paraṁ dehināṁ tu grahatulyo bhavejjvaraḥ.
56. yāvat saptativarṣāṇi bhavanti ete grahāḥ nṛṇām
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)