महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-12

अति चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च शिखिनं च स्वयंप्रभा ।
दीप्यते नाकपृष्ठस्था भासयन्तीव भास्करम् ॥१२॥

12. ati candraṁ ca sūryaṁ ca śikhinaṁ ca svayaṁprabhā ,
dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantīva bhāskaram.

12. ati candram ca sūryam ca śikhinam ca svayamprabhā
dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantī iva bhāskaram

12. Self-luminous (svayamprabhā), it shines beyond the moon, the sun, and fire. Situated in the celestial sphere, it illuminates even the sun (bhāskara), as it were.

Words meanings summery:

• अति (ati) - beyond, exceeding, greatly

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

• च (ca) - and

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun

• च (ca) - and

• शिखिनम् (śikhinam) - fire (as a source of light) (fire, one having a crest/flame)

• च (ca) - and

• स्वयम्प्रभा (svayamprabhā) - self-luminous, self-resplendent

• दीप्यते (dīpyate) - shines, burns brightly, is brilliant

• नाकपृष्ठस्था (nākapṛṣṭhasthā) - situated in the celestial sphere, standing on the back of heaven

• भासयन्ती (bhāsayantī) - illuminating, causing to shine

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun, light-maker

Words meanings and morphology

अति (ati) - beyond, exceeding, greatly

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शिखिनम् (śikhinam) - fire (as a source of light) (fire, one having a crest/flame)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhin

śikhin - crested, feathered, peacock, fire, one having a flame

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वयम्प्रभा (svayamprabhā) - self-luminous, self-resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svayamprabha

svayamprabha - self-luminous, self-shining, naturally brilliant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+prabhā)

• svayam – self, oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

दीप्यते (dīpyate) - shines, burns brightly, is brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dīp

Root: dīp (class 4)

नाकपृष्ठस्था (nākapṛṣṭhasthā) - situated in the celestial sphere, standing on the back of heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nākapṛṣṭhastha

nākapṛṣṭhastha - situated in the celestial sphere, dwelling in heaven

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (nākapṛṣṭha+stha)

• nākapṛṣṭha – celestial sphere, surface of heaven
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root 'sthā'
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भासयन्ती (bhāsayantī) - illuminating, causing to shine

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāsayant

bhāsayant - illuminating, making to shine, causing light

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From causative of root 'bhās' (to shine)

Root: bhās (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun, light-maker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, light-maker, creator of light

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor, ray
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• kara – maker, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root 'kṛ'
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)