महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-48

देवास्तेजस्विनो यस्मात्प्रभावन्तः प्रकाशकाः ।
तामसा राक्षसाश्चेति तस्माद्दीपः प्रदीयते ॥४८॥

48. devāstejasvino yasmātprabhāvantaḥ prakāśakāḥ ,
tāmasā rākṣasāśceti tasmāddīpaḥ pradīyate.

48. devāḥ tejasvinaḥ yasmāt prabhāvantaḥ prakāśakāḥ
| tāmasāḥ rākṣasāḥ ca iti tasmāt dīpaḥ pradīyate

48. yasmāt devāḥ tejasvinaḥ prabhāvantaḥ prakāśakāḥ
tāmasāḥ rākṣasāḥ ca iti tasmāt dīpaḥ pradīyate

48. Since the gods (devas) are brilliant (tejasvinaḥ), potent, and illuminators, while demons (rākṣasas) are associated with the quality of darkness (tamas), therefore, a lamp (dīpa) is offered.

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (devas) (gods, deities, divine beings)

• तेजस्विनः (tejasvinaḥ) - brilliant (tejasvinaḥ) (brilliant, glorious, energetic, splendid)

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - since (since, because, from which)

• प्रभावन्तः (prabhāvantaḥ) - potent (powerful, influential, mighty, having splendor)

• प्रकाशकाः (prakāśakāḥ) - illuminators (illuminators, those who enlighten, radiant)

• तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - associated with the quality of darkness (tamas) (associated with darkness (tamas), dark, ignorant, dull)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons (rākṣasas) (demons, evil spirits, fiends)

• च (ca) - while (and, also)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking a distinction) (thus, so, in this manner (often marks a distinction or a category))

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, on account of that)

• दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp (dīpa) (lamp, light, source of light)

• प्रदीयते (pradīyate) - is offered (is offered, is given, is presented)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (devas) (gods, deities, divine beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial

तेजस्विनः (tejasvinaḥ) - brilliant (tejasvinaḥ) (brilliant, glorious, energetic, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, glorious, energetic, splendid, fiery, powerful

From tejas + vin

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - since (since, because, from which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative form of the relative pronoun yad, used adverbially.

प्रभावन्तः (prabhāvantaḥ) - potent (powerful, influential, mighty, having splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhāvat

prabhāvat - powerful, influential, mighty, having splendor or power

From prabhā + vat

प्रकाशकाः (prakāśakāḥ) - illuminators (illuminators, those who enlighten, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakāśaka

prakāśaka - illuminating, shining, manifesting, an illuminator, a revealer

agent noun/participle

From pra-√kāś + aka

Prefix: pra

Root: √kāś (class 1)

तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - associated with the quality of darkness (tamas) (associated with darkness (tamas), dark, ignorant, dull)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmasa

tāmasa - relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull, belonging to darkness or the quality of tamas

Derived from tamas

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons (rākṣasas) (demons, evil spirits, fiends)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, fiend, monstrous being

च (ca) - while (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to indicate a contrast or 'whereas'.

इति (iti) - thus (marking a distinction) (thus, so, in this manner (often marks a distinction or a category))

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, on account of that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative form used as an indeclinable adverb.

दीपः (dīpaḥ) - a lamp (dīpa) (lamp, light, source of light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, lantern, anything that illuminates

From √dīp (to shine) + a

Root: √dīp (class 4)

प्रदीयते (pradīyate) - is offered (is offered, is given, is presented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pradā

Passive voice form of √dā (3rd class) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: √dā (class 3)