महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-270, verse-11

ज्ञानेन हि यदा जन्तुरज्ञानप्रभवं तमः ।
व्यपोहति तदा ब्रह्म प्रकाशेत सनातनम् ॥११॥

11. jñānena hi yadā janturajñānaprabhavaṁ tamaḥ ,
vyapohati tadā brahma prakāśeta sanātanam.

11. jñānena hi yadā jantuḥ ajñānaprabhavam tamaḥ
| vyapohati tadā brahma prakāśeta sanātanam

11. hi,
yadā जन्तुः ज्ञानेन अज्ञानप्रभवम् तमः व्यपोहति,
तदा सनातनम् ब्रह्म प्रकाशेत ।

11. Indeed, when a being (jantu) dispels the darkness (tamas) that originates from ignorance through true knowledge, then the eternal Brahman becomes manifest.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge, by wisdom

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• यदा (yadā) - when

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a being (jantu) (being, creature, human being)

• अज्ञानप्रभवम् (ajñānaprabhavam) - originating from ignorance, born of ignorance

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (tamas) (darkness, gloom, ignorance)

• व्यपोहति (vyapohati) - dispels, removes, takes away

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the eternal Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

• प्रकाशेत (prakāśeta) - would shine forth, would become manifest, would be revealed

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge, by wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a being (jantu) (being, creature, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - being, creature, man, person

अज्ञानप्रभवम् (ajñānaprabhavam) - originating from ignorance, born of ignorance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajñānaprabhava

ajñānaprabhava - originating from ignorance, born of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+prabhava)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, power
  noun (masculine)

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (tamas) (darkness, gloom, ignorance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas

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

व्यपोहति (vyapohati) - dispels, removes, takes away

(verb)

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

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: ūh (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the eternal Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word

प्रकाशेत (prakāśeta) - would shine forth, would become manifest, would be revealed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prakāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, primeval