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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-17

तस्य वै तपसा राजंस्तद्वनं तेजसावृतम् ।
आदित्य इव तं देशं कृत्स्नं स व्यवभासयत् ॥१७॥
17. tasya vai tapasā rājaṁstadvanaṁ tejasāvṛtam ,
āditya iva taṁ deśaṁ kṛtsnaṁ sa vyavabhāsayat.
17. tasya vai tapasā rājan tadvanam tejasā āvṛtam
āditya iva tam deśam kṛtsnam sa vyavabhāsayat
17. O king, that forest was indeed enveloped in splendor (tejas) by his asceticism (tapas). He illuminated the entire region, just like the sun (āditya).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)
  • तपसा (tapasā) - by his asceticism (tapas) (by penance, by asceticism)
  • राजन् (rājan) - O king
  • तद्वनम् (tadvanam) - that forest
  • तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor (tejas) (by splendor, by brilliance, by energy)
  • आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - enveloped (covered, enveloped, surrounded)
  • आदित्य (āditya) - the sun (āditya) (the sun, a son of Aditi)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
  • तम् (tam) - that (that, him, it)
  • देशम् (deśam) - region (region, place, country)
  • कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire (whole, entire, complete)
  • (sa) - he (he, that)
  • व्यवभासयत् (vyavabhāsayat) - illuminated (illumined, caused to shine, made brilliant)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)
(indeclinable)
तपसा (tapasā) - by his asceticism (tapas) (by penance, by asceticism)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - penance, asceticism, religious austerity, heat, spiritual fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj
तद्वनम् (tadvanam) - that forest
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tadvanam
tadvanam - that forest, the forest belonging to him/that
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vanam)
  • tad – that, he, she, it
    pronoun (neuter)
  • vanam – forest, wood, grove
    noun (neuter)
    Root: van
Note: Can be nominative or accusative, but here it's the subject of 'āvṛtam'.
तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor (tejas) (by splendor, by brilliance, by energy)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, spiritual power, fiery energy
Root: tij
आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - enveloped (covered, enveloped, surrounded)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta
āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
आदित्य (āditya) - the sun (āditya) (the sun, a son of Aditi)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya
āditya - the sun, son of Aditi (a class of deities)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - that (that, him, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
देशम् (deśam) - region (region, place, country)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - region, place, country, spot
Root: diś (class 6)
कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire (whole, entire, complete)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all
(sa) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Sandhi form of saḥ.
व्यवभासयत् (vyavabhāsayat) - illuminated (illumined, caused to shine, made brilliant)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhās
Imperfect Tense, Causative
Causative stem bhās-aya, with prefixes vi, ava.
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: bhās (class 1)