महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-196, verse-21

यथा चन्द्रार्कसंयुक्तं तमस्तदुपलभ्यते ।
तद्वच्छरीरसंयुक्तः शरीरीत्युपलभ्यते ॥२१॥

21. yathā candrārkasaṁyuktaṁ tamastadupalabhyate ,
tadvaccharīrasaṁyuktaḥ śarīrītyupalabhyate.

21. yathā candraarkasaṃyuktam tamaḥ tat upalabhyate
tadvat śarīrasaṃyuktaḥ śarīrī iti upalabhyate

21. yathā candraarkasaṃyuktam tamaḥ tat upalabhyate,
tadvat śarīrasaṃyuktaḥ śarīrī iti upalabhyate

21. Just as darkness (Rāhu) is perceived when it is conjoined with the moon and sun, similarly, the embodied soul (śarīrin) is perceived when conjoined with the body.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

• चन्द्रअर्कसंयुक्तम् (candraarkasaṁyuktam) - conjoined with the moon and sun

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (personified as Rāhu, the eclipse-causing entity) (darkness, shadow)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'tamaḥ') (that, it)

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is realized

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, like that

• शरीरसंयुक्तः (śarīrasaṁyuktaḥ) - conjoined with the body

• शरीरी (śarīrī) - the embodied one, the embodied soul

• इति (iti) - implies 'is known as' or 'is understood to be' (thus, so, indicating direct speech or a thought)

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is realized

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रअर्कसंयुक्तम् (candraarkasaṁyuktam) - conjoined with the moon and sun

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of candraarkasaṃyukta

candraarkasaṁyukta - connected with the moon and sun

Compound type : tatpurusha (candra+arka+saṃyukta)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, conjoined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-yuj' (to join, unite)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'tamaḥ'.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (personified as Rāhu, the eclipse-causing entity) (darkness, shadow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (tamas)

Note: Subject of 'upalabhyate'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'tamaḥ') (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'tamaḥ'.

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is realized

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Passive voice, 3rd person singular present tense.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, like that

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -vat from 'tad'.

Note: Adverb introducing the simile.

शरीरसंयुक्तः (śarīrasaṁyuktaḥ) - conjoined with the body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīrasaṃyukta

śarīrasaṁyukta - connected with the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+saṃyukta)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, conjoined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-yuj' (to join, unite)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śarīrī'.

शरीरी (śarīrī) - the embodied one, the embodied soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīrin

śarīrin - embodied, having a body, a living being, soul, spirit

Derived from 'śarīra' (body) with suffix '-in'.

Note: Subject of 'upalabhyate'.

इति (iti) - implies 'is known as' or 'is understood to be' (thus, so, indicating direct speech or a thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding as a conclusion or understanding.

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is realized

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Passive voice, 3rd person singular present tense.