महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-127, verse-29

ततो वितिमिरो लोकः क्षणेन समपद्यत ।
ज्वाला च महती दीप्ता ललाटात्तस्य निःसृता ॥२९॥

29. tato vitimiro lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata ,
jvālā ca mahatī dīptā lalāṭāttasya niḥsṛtā.

29. tataḥ vitimiraḥ lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata
jvālā ca mahatī dīptā lalāṭāt tasya niḥsṛtā

29. tataḥ kṣaṇena lokaḥ vitimiraḥ samapadyata
ca mahatī dīptā jvālā tasya lalāṭāt niḥsṛtā

29. Then the world became free of darkness in an instant. And a huge, blazing flame emerged from his forehead.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• वितिमिरः (vitimiraḥ) - free of darkness (devoid of darkness, bright, clear)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world (world, region, people)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant (in a moment, instantly)

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became (became, happened, came to be)

• ज्वाला (jvālā) - flame (flame, blaze)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महती (mahatī) - huge (great, large, huge)

• दीप्ता (dīptā) - blazing (blazing, shining, radiant)

• ललाटात् (lalāṭāt) - from the forehead

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

• निःसृता (niḥsṛtā) - emerged (issued forth, emerged, came out)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Abhūtataddhita suffix -tas appended to tad (that)

वितिमिरः (vitimiraḥ) - free of darkness (devoid of darkness, bright, clear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitimira

vitimira - devoid of darkness, clear, bright

Bahuvrīhi compound: vi (without) + timira (darkness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+timira)

• vi – without, free from, apart
  indeclinable
• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreement with 'lokaḥ'

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world (world, region, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant (in a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became (became, happened, came to be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samapad

Imperfect

Root: pad (to go, to move), Class 4 Ātmanepada, with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Ātmanepada form

ज्वाला (jvālā) - flame (flame, blaze)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jvālā

jvālā - flame, blaze, glow

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महती (mahatī) - huge (great, large, huge)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agreement with 'jvālā'

दीप्ता (dīptā) - blazing (blazing, shining, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, radiant, shining

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine, to blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agreement with 'jvālā'

ललाटात् (lalāṭāt) - from the forehead

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of lalāṭa

lalāṭa - forehead, brow

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to a male individual (e.g., Śiva)

निःसृता (niḥsṛtā) - emerged (issued forth, emerged, came out)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niḥsṛta

niḥsṛta - issued, emerged, flowing out

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛ (to flow) with upasarga niḥ-

Prefix: niḥ

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'jvālā'