महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-56, verse-25

स्यन्देते हि दिवा रुक्मं रात्रौ च द्विजसत्तम ।
नक्तं नक्षत्रताराणां प्रभामाक्षिप्य वर्तते ॥२५॥

25. syandete hi divā rukmaṁ rātrau ca dvijasattama ,
naktaṁ nakṣatratārāṇāṁ prabhāmākṣipya vartate.

25. syandete hi divā rukmam rātrau ca dvijasattama
naktam nakṣatratārāṇām prabhām ākṣipya vartate

25. Indeed, O best among the twice-born (dvija)! The luster flows forth both by day and by night. At night, it shines, eclipsing the radiance of the constellations and stars.

Words meanings summery:

• स्यन्देते (syandete) - it (the luster) flows (by day and by night) (they (two) flow, it flows (dual activity))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

• रुक्मम् (rukmam) - luster, radiance (gold, luster, radiance)

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• च (ca) - and

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (Brahmins)!

• नक्तम् (naktam) - at night

• नक्षत्रताराणाम् (nakṣatratārāṇām) - of the constellations and stars

• प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor, radiance, light

• आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having eclipsed, having taken away, having drawn towards

• वर्तते (vartate) - it shines, it is present (shining) (it exists, it is, it proceeds, it shines)

Words meanings and morphology

स्यन्देते (syandete) - it (the luster) flows (by day and by night) (they (two) flow, it flows (dual activity))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of syand

Present Middle

3rd person dual, middle voice

Root: syand (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

(indeclinable)

Instrumental of div (sky, day)

रुक्मम् (rukmam) - luster, radiance (gold, luster, radiance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rukma

rukma - gold, golden ornament, radiance, splendor, luster

From ruc (to shine)

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Subject of syandete and vartate.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Adverbial use.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects divā and rātrau.

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (Brahmins)!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins), most excellent Brahmin

Compound: dvija + sattama (superlative of sat/good)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: dvi (two) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good)

Note: Addressing a Brahmin.

नक्तम् (naktam) - at night

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nakta (night) used adverbially.

नक्षत्रताराणाम् (nakṣatratārāṇām) - of the constellations and stars

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nakṣatratārā

nakṣatratārā - constellations and stars

Dvaṅdva compound

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (nakṣatra+tārā)

• nakṣatra – constellation, star, asterism
  noun (neuter)
• tārā – star, pupil of the eye
  noun (feminine)

प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor, radiance, light

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

From pra-bhā (to shine forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Object of ākṣipya.

आक्षिप्य (ākṣipya) - having eclipsed, having taken away, having drawn towards

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From ā-kṣip (to throw into, draw, eclipse)

Prefix: ā

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Describes the action preceding or accompanying vartate.

वर्तते (vartate) - it shines, it is present (shining) (it exists, it is, it proceeds, it shines)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle

3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)