महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-240, verse-15

तेषां तु मनसा रश्मीन्यदा सम्यङ्नियच्छति ।
तदा प्रकाशते ह्यात्मा घटे दीप इव ज्वलन् ।
सर्वेषामेव भूतानां तमस्यपगते यथा ॥१५॥

15. teṣāṁ tu manasā raśmīnyadā samyaṅniyacchati ,
tadā prakāśate hyātmā ghaṭe dīpa iva jvalan ,
sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṁ tamasyapagate yathā.

15. teṣām tu manasā raśmīn yadā samyak
niyacchati tadā prakāśate hi ātmā
ghaṭe dīpaḥ iva jvalan sarveṣām
eva bhūtānām tamasi apagate yathā

15. yadā tu manasā teṣām raśmīn samyak niyacchati,
tadā hi ātmā prakāśate,
ghaṭe jvalan dīpaḥ iva,
yathā eva sarveṣām bhūtānām tamasi apagate

15. When one properly restrains the sense-faculties (raśmi) of these with the mind, then indeed the self (ātman) shines forth, like a lamp burning in a pot, just as darkness dissipates for all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of these (sense-faculties) (of them, their)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - sense-faculties (as rays emanating from the mind) (rays, reins, sense-faculties)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

• नियच्छति (niyacchati) - he/she/it restrains, controls

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - he/she/it shines, becomes manifest

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

• घटे (ghaṭe) - in a pot, jar

• दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp, light

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning, shining, flaming

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness

• अपगते (apagate) - dissipated, removed, gone away

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of these (sense-faculties) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter plural genitive.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - sense-faculties (as rays emanating from the mind) (rays, reins, sense-faculties)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of raśmi

raśmi - ray, rein, rope, sense, sense-organ

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

(indeclinable)

नियच्छति (niyacchati) - he/she/it restrains, controls

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ni-yam

root verb

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - he/she/it shines, becomes manifest

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pra-kāś

root verb

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

घटे (ghaṭe) - in a pot, jar

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher

दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp, light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, lantern

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - burning, shining, flaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jval

jval - to burn, to shine, to blaze

Present Active Participle

From root jval (1P), suffix -at

Root: jval (class 1)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can also be neuter plural genitive.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

अपगते (apagate) - dissipated, removed, gone away

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of apa-gam

gam - to go, to move

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (1P), with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tamasi' in a locative absolute construction, implying 'when darkness is removed'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)