महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-195, verse-17

यथा प्रदीपे ज्वलतोऽनलस्य संतापजं रूपमुपैति किंचित् ।
न चान्तरं रूपगुणं बिभर्ति तथैव तद्दृश्यते रूपमस्य ॥१७॥

17. yathā pradīpe jvalato'nalasya; saṁtāpajaṁ rūpamupaiti kiṁcit ,
na cāntaraṁ rūpaguṇaṁ bibharti; tathaiva taddṛśyate rūpamasya.

17. yathā pradīpe jvalataḥ analasya
saṃtāpajam rūpaṃ upaiti kiṃcit na
ca antaraṃ rūpaguṇaṃ bibharti
tathā eva tat dṛśyate rūpam asya

17. yathā pradīpe jvalataḥ analasya
kiṃcit saṃtāpajam rūpaṃ upaiti ca
na antaraṃ rūpaguṇaṃ bibharti
tathā eva asya rūpam tat dṛśyate

17. Just as in a lamp, a certain form arises from the heat of the burning fire, yet the fire itself does not possess an inherent, internal quality of form; similarly, the form of the subtle body (liṅga) is perceived (through its characteristics).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• प्रदीपे (pradīpe) - in a lamp (in a lamp, in a light)

• ज्वलतः (jvalataḥ) - of the burning (of the burning, of the blazing)

• अनलस्य (analasya) - of the fire (of fire, of the burner)

• संतापजम् (saṁtāpajam) - generated by the heat (born of heat, produced by heat)

• रूपं (rūpaṁ) - a certain form (form, appearance, shape)

• उपैति (upaiti) - becomes visible, arises (obtains, reaches, becomes visible)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a certain (something, a little, a certain)

• न (na) - yet (the fire itself) does not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्तरं (antaraṁ) - an inherent, internal (internal, inner, intermediate)

• रूपगुणं (rūpaguṇaṁ) - quality of form (quality of form, attribute of shape)

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - possesses (bears, carries, possesses)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• एव (eva) - just so (just, indeed, only)

• तत् (tat) - that (form) (that, it)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - the form (form, appearance, shape)

• अस्य (asya) - of the subtle body (of it, of this)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the analogy.

प्रदीपे (pradīpe) - in a lamp (in a lamp, in a light)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pradīpa

pradīpa - lamp, light, flame

ज्वलतः (jvalataḥ) - of the burning (of the burning, of the blazing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - burning, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

From root jval (to burn) + -at suffix

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'analasya'.

अनलस्य (analasya) - of the fire (of fire, of the burner)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire

Prefix: an

Root: al (class 1)

Note: Possessive for 'rūpam'.

संतापजम् (saṁtāpajam) - generated by the heat (born of heat, produced by heat)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃtāpaja

saṁtāpaja - born of heat, produced by heat

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃtāpa+ja)

• saṃtāpa – heat, burning, pain, distress
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from, arising from
  suffix
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.

रूपं (rūpaṁ) - a certain form (form, appearance, shape)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Object of 'upaiti'.

उपैति (upaiti) - becomes visible, arises (obtains, reaches, becomes visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Active Indicative

From root i (to go), class 2, with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'rūpaṃ'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a certain (something, a little, a certain)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, a certain

Note: Also nominative singular.

न (na) - yet (the fire itself) does not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'bibharti'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the analogy.

अन्तरं (antaraṁ) - an inherent, internal (internal, inner, intermediate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inner, intermediate, inherent, within

Note: Qualifies 'rūpaguṇaṃ'.

रूपगुणं (rūpaguṇaṁ) - quality of form (quality of form, attribute of shape)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpaguṇa

rūpaguṇa - quality of form, attribute of shape

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+guṇa)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, property, strand (of prakṛti)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'bibharti'.

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - possesses (bears, carries, possesses)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ

Present Active Indicative

From root bhṛ (to bear), class 3

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Implied subject is 'anala' (the fire).

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'tathā eva'.

एव (eva) - just so (just, indeed, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tathā'.

तत् (tat) - that (form) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'. Also accusative singular.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

From root dṛś (to see), class 10 (paśya), passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'rūpam'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - the form (form, appearance, shape)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

अस्य (asya) - of the subtle body (of it, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Possessive for 'rūpam', referring to the liṅga (subtle body).