महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-245, verse-3

प्रतिरूपं यथैवाप्सु तापः सूर्यस्य लक्ष्यते ।
सत्त्ववांस्तु तथा सत्त्वं प्रतिरूपं प्रपश्यति ॥३॥

3. pratirūpaṁ yathaivāpsu tāpaḥ sūryasya lakṣyate ,
sattvavāṁstu tathā sattvaṁ pratirūpaṁ prapaśyati.

3. pratirūpam yathā eva apsu tāpaḥ sūryasya lakṣyate
sattvavān tu tathā sattvam pratirūpam prapaśyati

3. yathā eva sūryasya tāpaḥ apsu pratirūpam lakṣyate,
tu tathā sattvavān sattvam pratirūpam prapaśyati

3. Just as the sun's heat is perceived as a reflection in water, so too does one endowed with clarity (sattva) perceive the true essence (sattva) as a reflection.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिरूपम् (pratirūpam) - reflection (of truth) (reflection, image, counterpart)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

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

• अप्सु (apsu) - in waters

• तापः (tāpaḥ) - heat (heat, burning, suffering, pain)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed, appears

• सत्त्ववान् (sattvavān) - one endowed with clarity (sattva) (endowed with goodness (sattva), virtuous, powerful, strong)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, likewise

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - true essence (sattva) (essence, reality, existence, purity, goodness (sattva))

• प्रतिरूपम् (pratirūpam) - reflection (of truth) (reflection, image, counterpart)

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - sees, perceives, discerns, observes

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिरूपम् (pratirūpam) - reflection (of truth) (reflection, image, counterpart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratirūpa

pratirūpa - reflection, image, counterpart, likeness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+rūpa)

• prati – towards, against, in return, as a reflection
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, image
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अप्सु (apsu) - in waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

तापः (tāpaḥ) - heat (heat, burning, suffering, pain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāpa

tāpa - heat, burning, pain, suffering, affliction

Root: tap (class 1)

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

सत्त्ववान् (sattvavān) - one endowed with clarity (sattva) (endowed with goodness (sattva), virtuous, powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvavat

sattvavat - possessing sattva, virtuous, strong, energetic

possessive suffix -vat

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - true essence (sattva) (essence, reality, existence, purity, goodness (sattva))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, reality, essence, being, spirit, goodness, purity (sattva guṇa)

प्रतिरूपम् (pratirūpam) - reflection (of truth) (reflection, image, counterpart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratirūpa

pratirūpa - reflection, image, counterpart, likeness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+rūpa)

• prati – towards, against, in return, as a reflection
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, image
  noun (neuter)

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - sees, perceives, discerns, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paś

root 'dṛś' with 'paśya' stem for present tense

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)