महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-23

बुद्धिद्रव्येण दृश्येत मनोदीपेन लोककृत् ।
महतस्तमसस्तात पारे तिष्ठन्नतामसः ॥२३॥

23. buddhidravyeṇa dṛśyeta manodīpena lokakṛt ,
mahatastamasastāta pāre tiṣṭhannatāmasaḥ.

23. buddhidravyeṇa dṛśyeta manodīpena lokakṛt
mahataḥ tamasaḥ tāta pāre tiṣṭhan atāmasaḥ

23. tāta lokakṛt mahataḥ tamasaḥ pāre tiṣṭhan
atāmasaḥ buddhidravyeṇa manodīpena dṛśyeta

23. O dear one (tāta), the creator of the worlds (lokakṛt), who is beyond the great darkness (tamas) and free from any trace of darkness (atāmasa), may be perceived by means of the intellect (buddhi) and with the mind (manas) serving as a lamp.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिद्रव्येण (buddhidravyeṇa) - by the substance of intelligence, by means of the intellect

• दृश्येत (dṛśyeta) - should be seen, may be seen, would be seen

• मनोदीपेन (manodīpena) - by the lamp of the mind

• लोककृत् (lokakṛt) - creator of the worlds, world-maker

• महतः (mahataḥ) - from the great, of the great

• तमसः (tamasaḥ) - from darkness, of darkness

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

• पारे (pāre) - on the other side, beyond

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, abiding

• अतामसः (atāmasaḥ) - not dark, free from darkness, not characterized by tamas

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिद्रव्येण (buddhidravyeṇa) - by the substance of intelligence, by means of the intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of buddhidravya

buddhidravya - the substance of intellect, intelligent matter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+dravya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  from root budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• dravya – substance, object, thing
  noun (neuter)
  from root dru (to run, flow) or drav (to run) + ya
  Root: dru (class 1)

दृश्येत (dṛśyeta) - should be seen, may be seen, would be seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of dṛś

optative 3rd singular passive

from root dṛś, class 1, optative mood, passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मनोदीपेन (manodīpena) - by the lamp of the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manodīpa

manodīpa - lamp of the mind

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+dīpa)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  from root dīp (to shine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)

लोककृत् (lokakṛt) - creator of the worlds, world-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokakṛt

lokakṛt - creator of the worlds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (loka+kṛt)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – maker, doer, creator
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to do, make) + -t
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyeta'.

महतः (mahataḥ) - from the great, of the great

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'tamasaḥ'.

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - from darkness, of darkness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, a quality of nature (prakṛti)

Note: Used with 'pāre' to indicate 'beyond'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father (term of endearment)

Note: A term of address.

पारे (pāre) - on the other side, beyond

(indeclinable)

Note: Often takes a genitive to denote 'beyond something'.

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, to remain, to abide

present active participle

from root sthā, class 1, present stem tiṣṭha-

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lokakṛt'.

अतामसः (atāmasaḥ) - not dark, free from darkness, not characterized by tamas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atāmasa

atāmasa - not dark; free from darkness; not belonging to tamas

negative prefix 'a-' + tāmasa

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tāmasa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• tāmasa – dark, pertaining to tamas, ignorant
  adjective
  from tamas + aṇ

Note: Qualifies 'lokakṛt'.