महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-218, verse-35

स्थापितो ह्यस्य समयः पूर्वमेव स्वयंभुवा ।
अजस्रं परियात्येष सत्येनावतपन्प्रजाः ॥३५॥

35. sthāpito hyasya samayaḥ pūrvameva svayaṁbhuvā ,
ajasraṁ pariyātyeṣa satyenāvatapanprajāḥ.

35. sthāpitaḥ hi asya samayaḥ pūrvam eva svayambhuvā
ajasram pariyāti eṣaḥ satyena avatapan prajāḥ

35. hi asya samayaḥ pūrvam eva svayambhuvā sthāpitaḥ
eṣaḥ ajasram satyena prajāḥ avatapan pariyāti

35. Indeed, its (the sun's) fixed course was established by Svayambhu (Brahman) himself long ago. This (sun) constantly moves, sustaining living beings by its inherent nature (dharma), emitting heat and light.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थापितः (sthāpitaḥ) - established, fixed, placed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अस्य (asya) - his, its

• समयः (samayaḥ) - appointed time, fixed course, agreement, convention, natural law (dharma)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Svayambhu (Brahman, the self-existent creator)

• अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly, perpetually

• परियाति (pariyāti) - goes around, revolves, circles

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by reality, by its true nature (dharma)

• अवतपन् (avatapan) - In the context of the sun, it means radiating its characteristic heat and light, which sustains life, rather than destructive scorching. (emitting heat, maintaining heat, sustaining with heat)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, subjects, progeny, people

Words meanings and morphology

स्थापितः (sthāpitaḥ) - established, fixed, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāpita

sthāpita - established, placed, fixed, firm

Past Passive Participle

From causative of √sthā (to stand, place)

Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the sun.

समयः (samayaḥ) - appointed time, fixed course, agreement, convention, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - coming together, agreement, appointed time, course, convention, natural law (dharma)

From sam + √i (to go)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Svayambhu (Brahman, the self-existent creator)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - the self-existent, an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, or the Supreme Being (Brahman)

From svayam (self) + bhū (being)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, personally, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existing, the earth
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From a (not) + jasra (wasting, ceasing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jasra)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• jasra – ceasing, wearing out, exhausting
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jas (to be exhausted, cease)
  Root: jas (class 4)

परियाति (pariyāti) - goes around, revolves, circles

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by reality, by its true nature (dharma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

From sat (being) + ya

Root: as (class 2)

अवतपन् (avatapan) - In the context of the sun, it means radiating its characteristic heat and light, which sustains life, rather than destructive scorching. (emitting heat, maintaining heat, sustaining with heat)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avatapat

avatapat - heating, burning, scorching

Present Active Participle

From ava + √tap (to heat, burn)

Prefix: ava

Root: tap (class 1)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, subjects, progeny, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects, people

From pra + √jan (to be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of avatapan.