महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-9, verse-20

एतद्धि परमं तेजो ब्राह्मणस्येह दृश्यते ।
सहस्रकिरणस्येव सवितुर्धरणीतले ॥२०॥

20. etaddhi paramaṁ tejo brāhmaṇasyeha dṛśyate ,
sahasrakiraṇasyeva saviturdharaṇītale.

20. etat hi paramam tejaḥ brāhmaṇasya iha dṛśyate
sahasrakiraṇasya iva savituḥ dharaṇītale

20. iha brāhmaṇasya etat hi paramam tejaḥ dṛśyate,
dharaṇītale sahasrakiraṇasya savituḥ iva.

20. Indeed, this supreme spiritual power (tejas) of a brāhmaṇa is observed here, just like the thousand-rayed sun on the surface of the earth (dharaṇītala).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the spiritual power) (this, this here)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - spiritual power (tejas) (brilliance, radiance, spiritual power, energy, glow)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brāhmaṇa (of a brāhmaṇa, of a Brahmin)

• इह (iha) - here, in this context (here, in this world, at this point)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is observed (is seen, appears, is perceived)

• सहस्रकिरणस्य (sahasrakiraṇasya) - of the thousand-rayed sun (of the thousand-rayed (sun))

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the stimulator, of the creator)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth (dharaṇītala) (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the spiritual power) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, greatest, best

तेजः (tejaḥ) - spiritual power (tejas) (brilliance, radiance, spiritual power, energy, glow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, radiance, light, spiritual power, energy, glory, sharp edge

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brāhmaṇa (of a brāhmaṇa, of a Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

इह (iha) - here, in this context (here, in this world, at this point)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is observed (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सहस्रकिरणस्य (sahasrakiraṇasya) - of the thousand-rayed sun (of the thousand-rayed (sun))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sahasrakiraṇa

sahasrakiraṇa - having a thousand rays (an epithet of the sun)

Compound of 'sahasra' (thousand) and 'kiraṇa' (ray).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+kiraṇa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral
• kiraṇa – ray, beam of light, dust particle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सवितुः (savituḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the stimulator, of the creator)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of savitṛ

savitṛ - the sun, stimulator, creator, impeller

Agent noun from √sū (to impel, generate).

Root: sū (class 2)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth (dharaṇītala) (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of 'dharaṇī' (earth) and 'tala' (surface, flat ground).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, flat ground, palm of hand, sole of foot
  noun (neuter)