महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-141, verse-8

एवमुक्तस्तदात्रिस्तु तमोनुदभवच्छशी ।
अपश्यत्सौम्यभावं च सूर्यस्य प्रतिदर्शनम् ॥८॥

8. evamuktastadātristu tamonudabhavacchaśī ,
apaśyatsaumyabhāvaṁ ca sūryasya pratidarśanam.

8. evam uktaḥ tadā atriḥ tu tamonudaḥ abhavat śaśī
apaśyat saumyabhāvam ca sūryasya pratidarśanam

8. tadā evam uktaḥ atriḥ tu tamonudaḥ śaśī abhavat
ca sūryasya saumyabhāvam pratidarśanam apaśyat

8. When addressed in this manner, Atri then became the moon, dispelling darkness. He also perceived the sun's gentle disposition and its clear appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (name of a sage)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• तमोनुदः (tamonudaḥ) - dispeller of darkness

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• शशी (śaśī) - the moon

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, he perceived

• सौम्यभावम् (saumyabhāvam) - mild state, gentle nature, pleasant disposition

• च (ca) - and, also

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• प्रतिदर्शनम् (pratidarśanam) - reflection, counter-appearance, clear appearance

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - Atri (a celebrated Vedic sage)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तमोनुदः (tamonudaḥ) - dispeller of darkness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tamonuda

tamonuda - dispeller of darkness, removing darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+nuda)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• nuda – removing, dispelling
  adjective (masculine)
  from root nud (to push, remove)
  Root: nud (class 6)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

शशी (śaśī) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon, rabbit-marked

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, he perceived

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular; from root dṛś which changes to paś in present/imperfect stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सौम्यभावम् (saumyabhāvam) - mild state, gentle nature, pleasant disposition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumyabhāva

saumyabhāva - mildness, gentleness, pleasant state, disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saumya+bhāva)

• saumya – relating to the moon, gentle, mild, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, disposition, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

प्रतिदर्शनम् (pratidarśanam) - reflection, counter-appearance, clear appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratidarśana

pratidarśana - seeing back, reappearance, clear view, reflection

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)