महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-127, verse-34

ततो नभःस्पृशज्वालो विद्युल्लोलार्चिरुज्ज्वलः ।
द्वादशादित्यसदृशो युगान्ताग्निरिवापरः ॥३४॥

34. tato nabhaḥspṛśajvālo vidyullolārcirujjvalaḥ ,
dvādaśādityasadṛśo yugāntāgnirivāparaḥ.

34. tataḥ nabhaḥspṛśat jvālaḥ vidyullolārciḥ ujjvalaḥ
dvādaśādityasadṛśaḥ yugāntāgniḥ iva aparaḥ

34. tataḥ nabhaḥspṛśat jvālaḥ vidyullolārciḥ ujjvalaḥ
dvādaśādityasadṛśaḥ aparaḥ yugāntāgniḥ iva

34. Then, it blazed, with flames touching the sky, brilliant with rays flickering like lightning, resembling the twelve suns, like another fire of the cosmic dissolution (yugāntāgni).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• नभःस्पृशत् (nabhaḥspṛśat) - sky-touching

• ज्वालः (jvālaḥ) - flame, blaze

• विद्युल्लोलार्चिः (vidyullolārciḥ) - with rays flickering like lightning

• उज्ज्वलः (ujjvalaḥ) - brilliant, blazing, shining

• द्वादशादित्यसदृशः (dvādaśādityasadṛśaḥ) - resembling the twelve suns

• युगान्ताग्निः (yugāntāgniḥ) - the fire of cosmic dissolution

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous verse.

नभःस्पृशत् (nabhaḥspṛśat) - sky-touching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhaḥspṛśat

nabhaḥspṛśat - touching the sky

Present Active Participle

Compound noun 'nabhas' (sky) + Present Active Participle 'spṛśat' (touching) from root 'spṛś'

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (nabhas+spṛśat)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
• spṛśat – touching
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'spṛś' (to touch)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Modifies jvālaḥ, part of the compound description of the fire.

ज्वालः (jvālaḥ) - flame, blaze

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvāla

jvāla - flame, blaze, glow

Derived from root 'jval' (to burn, blaze)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Part of the description of the implied fire, linked with nabhaḥspṛśat.

विद्युल्लोलार्चिः (vidyullolārciḥ) - with rays flickering like lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyullolārci

vidyullolārci - having flickering rays like lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+lola+arcis)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• lola – flickering, trembling, restless
  adjective (masculine)
• arcis – ray, flame, light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (fire).

उज्ज्वलः (ujjvalaḥ) - brilliant, blazing, shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ujjvala

ujjvala - blazing, brilliant, bright, splendid

Derived from root 'jval' (to burn) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (fire).

द्वादशादित्यसदृशः (dvādaśādityasadṛśaḥ) - resembling the twelve suns

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvādaśādityasadṛśa

dvādaśādityasadṛśa - similar to the twelve suns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvādaśāditya+sadṛśa)

• dvādaśāditya – the twelve Ādityas (sun-gods)
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (fire).

युगान्ताग्निः (yugāntāgniḥ) - the fire of cosmic dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yugāntāgni

yugāntāgni - fire at the end of an eon, fire of cosmic destruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yugānta+agni)

• yugānta – end of an eon or age
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: The main subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, western

Note: Agrees with yugāntāgniḥ.